Change on a year earlierOctober 2019Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported fell to 2 in October 2019, against 9 a year earlier (−78%).
What happened
- October 2019
- 2
- October 2018
- 9
- Change
- −7
- Change, per cent
- −78%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of maternal deaths reported in Himachal Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | 2 | 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 "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2018 | 9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/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 "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh: 20 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 20, above the 4-year median of 2 for the same month (+900%).
- Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 20 in May 2021, against 7 a year earlier (+186%).
- Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in October 2020 was 11, above the 3-year median of 2 for the same month (+450%).
- Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 11 in October 2020, against 2 a year earlier (+450%).
- Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 12 in September 2020, against 2 a year earlier (+500%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported fell to 2 in October 2019, against 9 a year earlier (−78%). 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--himachal-pradesh--2019-10--yoy_change
See also Himachal Pradesh and 2 in context.