RecordFebruary 2020Maternal and child
Meghalaya: 19 maternal deaths reported in February 2020, the most since May 2018.
What happened
- February 2020
- 19
- 2018-05
- 20
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
20 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | 19 | 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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2018 | 20 | 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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya: maternal deaths reported rose to 23 in October 2020, against 7 a year earlier (+229%).
- Meghalaya: maternal deaths reported rose to 31 in September 2020, against 12 a year earlier (+158%).
- Meghalaya: maternal deaths reported in September 2020 was 31, above the 3-year median of 14 for the same month (+121%).
- Meghalaya: 31 maternal deaths reported in September 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: 26 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: maternal deaths reported rose to 26 in August 2020, against 11 a year earlier (+136%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya: 19 maternal deaths reported in February 2020, the most since May 2018. 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--meghalaya--2020-02--record
See also Meghalaya and 19 in context.