RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio of 49.6 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- August 2020
- 49.6
- series start 2017-04
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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 still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
40 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of still-birth ratio in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 49.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.xlsx: ('4.1.3' Still Birth) / ('4.1.1.a' Live Birth - Male + '4.1.1.b' Live Birth - Female + '4.1.3' Still Birth) × 1000; column "Andaman & Nicobar Islands", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio rose to 13.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 8.9 a year earlier (+51%).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio fell to 10.6 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 17.0 a year earlier (−38%).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio fell to 12.2 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 26.2 a year earlier (−53%).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio fell to 8.5 per 1,000 births in December 2020, against 12.7 a year earlier (−33%).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio of 8.5 per 1,000 births in December 2020 is the lowest since October 2019.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio fell to 9.6 per 1,000 births in November 2020, against 25.0 a year earlier (−61%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: still-birth ratio of 49.6 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2020-08--record
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 49.6 per 1,000 births in context.