RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
Andhra Pradesh: 48 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since May 2019.
What happened
- August 2020
- 48
- 2019-05
- 49
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
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
14 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 48 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.xlsx: '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 hypertension/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)] |
| May 2019 | 49 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.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: maternal deaths reported rose to 39 in April 2020, against 22 a year earlier (+77%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andhra Pradesh: 48 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since May 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--andhra-pradesh--2020-08--record
See also Andhra Pradesh and 48 in context.