Change on a year earlierMay 2018Maternal and child
Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 69 in May 2018, against 53 a year earlier (+30%).
What happened
- May 2018
- 69
- May 2017
- 53
- Change
- +16
- Change, per cent
- +30%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 69 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 53 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Jharkhand
- Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 63 in April 2021, against 37 a year earlier (+70%).
- Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported fell to 48 in January 2020, against 76 a year earlier (−37%).
- Jharkhand: 90 maternal deaths reported in October 2019, the most since October 2017.
- Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 90 in October 2019, against 66 a year earlier (+36%).
- Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 82 in September 2019, against 56 a year earlier (+46%).
- Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 82 in August 2019, against 54 a year earlier (+52%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jharkhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 69 in May 2018, against 53 a year earlier (+30%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--jharkhand--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Jharkhand and 69 in context.