Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Maternal and child
Punjab: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 65, above the 4-year median of 28 for the same month (+132%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 65
- 4-year median
- 28
- Change
- +37
- Change, per cent
- +132%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2020 32, 2019 24, 2018 22, 2017 45. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 65 | 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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 32 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 24 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 "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 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.
- Punjab: maternal deaths reported rose to 38 in April 2020, against 22 a year earlier (+73%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 65, above the 4-year median of 28 for the same month (+132%). 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--punjab--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Punjab and 65 in context.