Change on a year earlierAugust 2018Maternal and child
Goa: still-birth ratio rose to 9.1 per 1,000 births in August 2018, against 6.0 a year earlier (+53%).
What happened
- August 2018
- 9.1
- August 2017
- 6.0
- Change
- +3.2
- Change, per cent
- +53%
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | 9.1 | 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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2017 | 6.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Goa
- Goa: still-birth ratio rose to 13.9 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 8.4 a year earlier (+65%).
- Goa: still-birth ratio of 13.9 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since August 2019.
- Goa: still-birth ratio in May 2021 was 13.9 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 7.5 for the same month (+84%).
- Goa: still-birth ratio rose to 10.7 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 6.8 a year earlier (+58%).
- Goa: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 10.7 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 8.3 for the same month (+29%).
- Goa: still-birth ratio rose to 10.7 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 8.1 a year earlier (+32%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: still-birth ratio rose to 9.1 per 1,000 births in August 2018, against 6.0 a year earlier (+53%). 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--goa--2018-08--yoy_change
See also Goa and 9.1 per 1,000 births in context.