RecordApril 2021Maternal and child
Uttarakhand: 24 maternal deaths reported in April 2021, the most since August 2019.
What happened
- April 2021
- 24
- 2019-08
- 25
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
19 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 24 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2019 | 25 | 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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: maternal deaths reported in May 2021 was 59, above the 4-year median of 11 for the same month (+462%).
- Uttarakhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 59 in May 2021, against 17 a year earlier (+247%).
- Uttarakhand: 59 maternal deaths reported in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttarakhand: maternal deaths reported rose to 18 in June 2020, against 8 a year earlier (+125%).
- Uttarakhand: maternal deaths reported fell to 10 in February 2020, against 18 a year earlier (−44%).
- Uttarakhand: 25 maternal deaths reported in August 2019, the most since September 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: 24 maternal deaths reported in April 2021, the most since August 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--uttarakhand--2021-04--record
See also Uttarakhand and 24 in context.