Change on a year earlierApril 2018Maternal and child
Odisha: maternal deaths reported fell to 39 in April 2018, against 65 a year earlier (−40%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 39
- April 2017
- 65
- Change
- −26
- Change, per cent
- −40%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 39 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 65 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Odisha
- Odisha: 68 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most since July 2018.
- Odisha: 65 maternal deaths reported in June 2020, the most since April 2019.
- Odisha: maternal deaths reported rose to 56 in January 2020, against 41 a year earlier (+37%).
- Odisha: maternal deaths reported rose to 61 in November 2019, against 41 a year earlier (+49%).
- Odisha: maternal deaths reported rose to 61 in June 2019, against 42 a year earlier (+45%).
- Odisha: maternal deaths reported rose to 67 in April 2019, against 39 a year earlier (+72%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Odisha: maternal deaths reported fell to 39 in April 2018, against 65 a year earlier (−40%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--odisha--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Odisha and 39 in context.