Change on a year earlierMay 2021Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 20 in May 2021, against 7 a year earlier (+186%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 20
- May 2020
- 7
- Change
- +13
- Change, per cent
- +186%
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 2020, which removes ordinary seasonality. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 20 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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)] |
| May 2020 | 7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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)] |
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 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%).
- 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 rose to 20 in May 2021, against 7 a year earlier (+186%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--himachal-pradesh--2021-05--yoy_change
See also Himachal Pradesh and 20 in context.