Change on a year earlierFebruary 2020Maternal and child
Madhya Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 147 in February 2020, against 99 a year earlier (+48%).
What happened
- February 2020
- 147
- February 2019
- 99
- Change
- +48
- Change, per cent
- +48%
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 2019, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | 147 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2019 | 99 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh: 325 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 325, above the 4-year median of 154 for the same month (+112%).
- Madhya Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 325 in May 2021, against 173 a year earlier (+88%).
- Madhya Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 207 in April 2021, against 128 a year earlier (+62%).
- Madhya Pradesh: 255 maternal deaths reported in September 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: 241 maternal deaths reported in August 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Madhya Pradesh: maternal deaths reported rose to 147 in February 2020, against 99 a year earlier (+48%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--madhya-pradesh--2020-02--yoy_change
See also Madhya Pradesh and 147 in context.