RecordAugust 2019Maternal and child
Assam: 122 maternal deaths reported in August 2019, the most since December 2017.
What happened
- August 2019
- 122
- 2017-12
- 136
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
19 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 122 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2017 | 136 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Assam
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: 122 maternal deaths reported in August 2019, the most since December 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--assam--2019-08--record
See also Assam and 122 in context.