RecordApril 2021Maternal and child
Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 6.7 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- April 2021
- 6.7
- 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 an improvement.
Historical context
48 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 6.7 | 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: ('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 "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 6.7 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 9.9 a year earlier (−32%).
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 7.8 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 10.5 for the same month (−26%).
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 7.7 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 7.8 per 1,000 births in December 2020 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 10.6 per 1,000 births in September 2020 is the highest since May 2019.
- Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 8.2 per 1,000 births in March 2020, against 11.7 a year earlier (−30%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andhra Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 6.7 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest 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, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--andhra-pradesh--2021-04--record
See also Andhra Pradesh and 6.7 per 1,000 births in context.