Outside the usual rangeOctober 2020Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in October 2020 was 11, above the 3-year median of 2 for the same month (+450%).
What happened
- October 2020
- 11
- 3-year median
- 2
- Change
- +9
- Change, per cent
- +450%
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: 2019 2, 2018 9, 2017 2. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of maternal deaths reported in Himachal Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | 11 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/G-Oct.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)] |
| 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 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%).
- Himachal Pradesh: 12 maternal deaths reported in September 2020, the most since September 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in October 2020 was 11, above the 3-year median of 2 for the same month (+450%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--himachal-pradesh--2020-10--baseline_breach
See also Himachal Pradesh and 11 in context.