RecordApril 2021Maternal and child
Delhi: 76 maternal deaths reported in April 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- April 2021
- 76
- series start 2017-04
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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
48 consecutive earlier months were lower.
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)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Delhi
- 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%).
- 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: 76 maternal deaths reported in April 2021, 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, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--delhi--2021-04--record
See also Delhi and 76 in context.