Change on a year earlierMarch 2020Maternal and child
Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 15.7 per 1,000 births in March 2020, against 9.8 a year earlier (+59%).
What happened
- March 2020
- 15.7
- March 2019
- 9.8
- Change
- +5.8
- Change, per cent
- +59%
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 still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2019, which removes ordinary seasonality. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 15.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('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 "Arunachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 9.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('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 "Arunachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 14.6 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 7.6 a year earlier (+91%).
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 7.9 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 15.7 a year earlier (−49%).
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 8.4 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 14.0 for the same month (−40%).
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 8.4 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 16.8 a year earlier (−50%).
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 11.5 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 18.1 a year earlier (−36%).
- Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 11.5 per 1,000 births in October 2020, against 8.5 a year earlier (+36%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Arunachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 15.7 per 1,000 births in March 2020, against 9.8 a year earlier (+59%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--arunachal-pradesh--2020-03--yoy_change
See also Arunachal Pradesh and 15.7 per 1,000 births in context.