RecordJanuary 2020Maternal and child
Assam: still-birth ratio of 19.4 per 1,000 births in January 2020 is the lowest since August 2018.
What happened
- January 2020
- 19.4
- 2018-08
- 18.9
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
16 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | 19.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/J - January.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 "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2018 | 18.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Assam
- Assam: still-birth ratio of 17.0 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: still-birth ratio of 18.4 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: still-birth ratio of 24.1 per 1,000 births in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: still-birth ratio of 23.5 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest since June 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: still-birth ratio of 19.4 per 1,000 births in January 2020 is the lowest since August 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--assam--2020-01--record
See also Assam and 19.4 per 1,000 births in context.