RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
India: 2,886 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2021
- 2,886
- 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
49 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 2,886 | 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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in India
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 2,886 maternal deaths reported in May 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, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--india--2021-05--record
See also India and 2,886 in context.