Change on a year earlierDecember 2019Maternal and child
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio fell to 21.0 per 1,000 births in December 2019, against 25.6 a year earlier (−18%).
What happened
- December 2019
- 21.0
- December 2018
- 25.6
- Change
- −4.6
- Change, per cent
- −18%
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 an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | 21.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Dadra & Nagar Haveli", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2018 | 25.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Dadra & Nagar Haveli", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio rose to 25.0 per 1,000 births in November 2019, against 17.4 a year earlier (+43%).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio fell to 9.3 per 1,000 births in October 2019, against 15.0 a year earlier (−38%).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio of 9.3 per 1,000 births in October 2019 is the lowest since March 2018.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio rose to 21.6 per 1,000 births in September 2019, against 11.4 a year earlier (+90%).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio rose to 18.8 per 1,000 births in August 2019, against 16.2 a year earlier (+16%).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio of 10.5 per 1,000 births in July 2019 is the lowest since March 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: still-birth ratio fell to 21.0 per 1,000 births in December 2019, against 25.6 a year earlier (−18%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--dadra-and-nagar-haveli--2019-12--yoy_change
See also Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 21.0 per 1,000 births in context.