RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
Odisha: 68 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most since July 2018.
What happened
- May 2021
- 68
- 2018-07
- 69
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
33 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 68 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 69 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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: 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%).
- Odisha: maternal deaths reported fell to 30 in February 2019, against 54 a year earlier (−44%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Odisha: 68 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most since July 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--odisha--2021-05--record
See also Odisha and 68 in context.