RecordMay 2020Maternal and child
Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio of 24.7 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2020
- 24.7
- 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 a deterioration.
Historical context
37 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | 24.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "Chhattisgarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio of 18.9 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest since March 2020.
- Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio of 23.6 per 1,000 births in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio rose to 20.5 per 1,000 births in October 2019, against 17.8 a year earlier (+15%).
- Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio rose to 20.0 per 1,000 births in November 2018, against 16.7 a year earlier (+20%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chhattisgarh: still-birth ratio of 24.7 per 1,000 births in May 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, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--chhattisgarh--2020-05--record
See also Chhattisgarh and 24.7 per 1,000 births in context.