Change on a year earlierMarch 2020Maternal and child
Bihar: maternal deaths reported fell to 30 in March 2020, against 100 a year earlier (−70%).
What happened
- March 2020
- 30
- March 2019
- 100
- Change
- −70
- Change, per cent
- −70%
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 2019, which removes ordinary seasonality. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 30 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 100 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Bihar
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported rose to 76 in May 2021, against 42 a year earlier (+81%).
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported rose to 61 in April 2021, against 24 a year earlier (+154%).
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported rose to 52 in March 2021, against 30 a year earlier (+73%).
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported fell to 48 in July 2020, against 124 a year earlier (−61%).
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported fell to 46 in June 2020, against 117 a year earlier (−61%).
- Bihar: maternal deaths reported fell to 24 in April 2020, against 91 a year earlier (−74%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: maternal deaths reported fell to 30 in March 2020, against 100 a year earlier (−70%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--bihar--2020-03--yoy_change
See also Bihar and 30 in context.