Change on a year earlierDecember 2018Maternal and child
Kerala: maternal deaths reported rose to 11 in December 2018, against 6 a year earlier (+83%).
What happened
- December 2018
- 11
- December 2017
- 6
- Change
- +5
- Change, per cent
- +83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 11 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2017 | 6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Kerala
- Kerala: 31 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most since September 2017.
- Kerala: maternal deaths reported rose to 31 in May 2021, against 11 a year earlier (+182%).
- Kerala: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 31, above the 4-year median of 14 for the same month (+130%).
- Kerala: 17 maternal deaths reported in October 2020, the most since October 2018.
- Kerala: maternal deaths reported fell to 7 in January 2020, against 16 a year earlier (−56%).
- Kerala: maternal deaths reported fell to 8 in November 2019, against 16 a year earlier (−50%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: maternal deaths reported rose to 11 in December 2018, against 6 a year earlier (+83%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--kerala--2018-12--yoy_change
See also Kerala and 11 in context.