Change on a year earlierApril 2018Maternal and child
Tamil Nadu: maternal deaths reported fell to 33 in April 2018, against 59 a year earlier (−44%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 33
- April 2017
- 59
- Change
- −26
- Change, per cent
- −44%
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 | 33 | 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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 59 | 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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu: 185 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 185, above the 4-year median of 63 for the same month (+196%).
- Tamil Nadu: maternal deaths reported rose to 185 in May 2021, against 71 a year earlier (+161%).
- Tamil Nadu: maternal deaths reported rose to 83 in August 2020, against 35 a year earlier (+137%).
- Tamil Nadu: 83 maternal deaths reported in August 2020, the most since November 2018.
- Tamil Nadu: 80 maternal deaths reported in June 2020, the most since November 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tamil Nadu: maternal deaths reported fell to 33 in April 2018, against 59 a year earlier (−44%). 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--tamil-nadu--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Tamil Nadu and 33 in context.