Change on a year earlierAugust 2018Maternal and child
Karnataka: maternal deaths reported fell to 51 in August 2018, against 78 a year earlier (−35%).
What happened
- August 2018
- 51
- August 2017
- 78
- Change
- −27
- Change, per cent
- −35%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | 51 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Karnataka", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2017 | 78 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Karnataka", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Karnataka
- Karnataka: 145 maternal deaths reported in September 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Karnataka: maternal deaths reported rose to 145 in September 2020, against 63 a year earlier (+130%).
- Karnataka: maternal deaths reported in September 2020 was 145, above the 3-year median of 67 for the same month (+116%).
- Karnataka: 90 maternal deaths reported in May 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Karnataka: maternal deaths reported rose to 56 in June 2019, against 34 a year earlier (+65%).
- Karnataka: 81 maternal deaths reported in May 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Karnataka: maternal deaths reported fell to 51 in August 2018, against 78 a year earlier (−35%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--karnataka--2018-08--yoy_change
See also Karnataka and 51 in context.