Change on a year earlierOctober 2018Maternal and child
Andhra Pradesh: maternal deaths reported fell to 33 in October 2018, against 58 a year earlier (−43%).
What happened
- October 2018
- 33
- October 2017
- 58
- Change
- −25
- Change, per cent
- −43%
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For maternal deaths reported, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 33 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: '16.5.1' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Bleeding + '16.5.2' Number of Maternal Deaths due to High fever + '16.5.3' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Abortion + '16.5.4' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Obstructed/prolonged labour + '16.5.5' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Severe hypertesnion/fits + '16.5.6' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Other Causes (including causes not known); column "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 58 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: '16.5.1' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Bleeding + '16.5.2' Number of Maternal Deaths due to High fever + '16.5.3' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Abortion + '16.5.4' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Obstructed/prolonged labour + '16.5.5' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Severe hypertesnion/fits + '16.5.6' Number of Maternal Deaths due to Other Causes (including causes not known); column "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 146 in May 2021, against 33 a year earlier (+342%).
- Andhra Pradesh: 146 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andhra Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 146, above the 4-year median of 46 for the same month (+221%).
- Andhra Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 48 in March 2021, against 26 a year earlier (+85%).
- Andhra Pradesh: 53 maternal deaths reported in September 2020, the most since September 2018.
- Andhra Pradesh: 48 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since May 2019.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andhra Pradesh: maternal deaths reported fell to 33 in October 2018, against 58 a year earlier (−43%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--andhra-pradesh--2018-10--yoy_change
See also Andhra Pradesh and 33 in context.