Outside the usual rangeApril 2021Maternal and child
Delhi: maternal deaths reported in April 2021 was 76, above the 4-year median of 32 for the same month (+138%).
What happened
- April 2021
- 76
- 4-year median
- 32
- Change
- +44
- Change, per cent
- +138%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2020 23, 2019 32, 2018 45, 2017 32. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 76 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2020 | 23 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 32 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 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%).
- Delhi: maternal deaths reported in May 2020 was 67, above the 3-year median of 34 for the same month (+97%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: maternal deaths reported in April 2021 was 76, above the 4-year median of 32 for the same month (+138%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--delhi--2021-04--baseline_breach
See also Delhi and 76 in context.