Change on a year earlierAugust 2019Maternal and child
Punjab: maternal deaths reported fell to 21 in August 2019, against 39 a year earlier (−46%).
What happened
- August 2019
- 21
- August 2018
- 39
- Change
- −18
- Change, per cent
- −46%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 21 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2018 | 39 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Punjab
- Punjab: 65 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most since October 2017.
- Punjab: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 65, above the 4-year median of 28 for the same month (+132%).
- Punjab: maternal deaths reported rose to 65 in May 2021, against 32 a year earlier (+103%).
- Punjab: maternal deaths reported rose to 37 in January 2021, against 18 a year earlier (+106%).
- Punjab: maternal deaths reported rose to 46 in August 2020, against 21 a year earlier (+119%).
- Punjab: 57 maternal deaths reported in July 2020, the most since September 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: maternal deaths reported fell to 21 in August 2019, against 39 a year earlier (−46%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--punjab--2019-08--yoy_change
See also Punjab and 21 in context.