Major State Indicators

• Maharashtra is a large, populous and economically important state
• Population 96 million
• Second most literate state in the country with 77% literacy
• Health status is better than in most other states
• Infant Mortality Rate is 48 deaths per 1000 liver births
• Maternal Mortality Rate: 135 per 100,000 live births
• Life expectancy at birth 65.2 years