RecordMay 2020Maternal and child
Karnataka: 90 maternal deaths reported in May 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2020
- 90
- 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
37 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | 90 | 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 "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: 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.
- Karnataka: maternal deaths reported rose to 81 in May 2019, against 60 a year earlier (+35%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Karnataka: 90 maternal deaths reported in May 2020, 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 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--karnataka--2020-05--record
See also Karnataka and 90 in context.