RecordAugust 2018Maternal and child
Chandigarh: still-birth ratio of 18.9 per 1,000 births in August 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- August 2018
- 18.9
- 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
16 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Chandigarh
- Chandigarh's still-birth ratio of 31.7 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is above the India figure of 16.4 (+93%).
- Chandigarh: still-birth ratio rose to 31.7 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 23.6 a year earlier (+34%).
- Chandigarh's still-birth ratio of 29.5 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is above the India figure of 12.1 (+143%).
- Chandigarh's still-birth ratio of 25.6 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is above the India figure of 10.8 (+138%).
- Chandigarh: still-birth ratio rose to 25.6 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 19.7 a year earlier (+30%).
- Chandigarh: still-birth ratio in January 2021 was 28.4 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 18.6 for the same month (+52%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chandigarh: still-birth ratio of 18.9 per 1,000 births in August 2018 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, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--chandigarh--2018-08--record
See also Chandigarh and 18.9 per 1,000 births in context.