RecordOctober 2019Maternal and child
Delhi: 55 maternal deaths reported in October 2019, the most since July 2018.
What happened
- October 2019
- 55
- 2018-07
- 74
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. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | 55 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 74 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Delhi
- Delhi: 76 maternal deaths reported in April 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported rose to 76 in April 2021, against 23 a year earlier (+230%).
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported in April 2021 was 76, above the 4-year median of 32 for the same month (+138%).
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported rose to 45 in March 2021, against 28 a year earlier (+61%).
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported rose to 58 in August 2020, against 30 a year earlier (+93%).
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported rose to 67 in May 2020, against 21 a year earlier (+219%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: 55 maternal deaths reported in October 2019, the most since July 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--delhi--2019-10--record
See also Delhi and 55 in context.