RecordOctober 2020Maternal and child
Assam: 149 maternal deaths reported in October 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- October 2020
- 149
- series start 2017-04
- –
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
42 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | 149 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/G-Oct.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 "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: 149 maternal deaths reported in October 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--assam--2020-10--record
See also Assam and 149 in context.