RecordNovember 2019Maternal and child
West Bengal: 101 maternal deaths reported in November 2019, the most since October 2018.
What happened
- November 2019
- 101
- 2018-10
- 114
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
12 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | 101 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2018 | 114 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for maternal deaths reported in West Bengal
- West Bengal: 145 maternal deaths reported in October 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: maternal deaths reported rose to 105 in July 2020, against 56 a year earlier (+88%).
- West Bengal: maternal deaths reported fell to 56 in January 2020, against 98 a year earlier (−43%).
- West Bengal: maternal deaths reported rose to 125 in December 2019, against 93 a year earlier (+34%).
- West Bengal: 125 maternal deaths reported in December 2019, the most since September 2017.
- West Bengal: maternal deaths reported fell to 56 in July 2019, against 87 a year earlier (−36%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: 101 maternal deaths reported in November 2019, the most since October 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-deaths-reported--west-bengal--2019-11--record
See also West Bengal and 101 in context.