Change on a year earlierSeptember 2019Maternal and child
Goa: still-birth ratio fell to 6.1 per 1,000 births in September 2019, against 10.5 a year earlier (−42%).
What happened
- September 2019
- 6.1
- September 2018
- 10.5
- Change
- −4.3
- Change, per cent
- −42%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | 6.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/F - September.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)] |
| September 2018 | 10.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 fell to 6.1 per 1,000 births in September 2019, against 10.5 a year earlier (−42%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--goa--2019-09--yoy_change
See also Goa and 6.1 per 1,000 births in context.