Outside the usual rangeJune 2020Maternal and child
Delhi: still-birth ratio in June 2020 was 25.3 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 20.1 for the same month (+26%).
What happened
- June 2020
- 25.3
- 3-year median
- 20.1
- Change
- +5.2
- Change, per cent
- +26%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2019 20.1, 2018 19.3, 2017 21.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | 25.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/C-Jun.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2019 | 20.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2018 | 19.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 21.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Delhi
- Delhi: still-birth ratio of 15.6 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Delhi: still-birth ratio of 25.3 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: still-birth ratio of 23.8 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: still-birth ratio rose to 18.0 per 1,000 births in February 2020, against 14.9 a year earlier (+21%).
- Delhi: still-birth ratio of 20.7 per 1,000 births in May 2019 is the highest since June 2017.
- Delhi: still-birth ratio of 14.9 per 1,000 births in February 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: still-birth ratio in June 2020 was 25.3 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 20.1 for the same month (+26%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--delhi--2020-06--baseline_breach
See also Delhi and 25.3 per 1,000 births in context.