RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: 10 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since September 2018.
What happened
- August 2020
- 10
- 2018-09
- 10
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
22 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of maternal deaths reported in Himachal Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 10 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.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 "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2018 | 10 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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: 10 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since September 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--himachal-pradesh--2020-08--record
See also Himachal Pradesh and 10 in context.