RecordMay 2019Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 10.1 per 1,000 births in May 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2019
- 10.1
- 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 an improvement.
Historical context
25 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | 10.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 15.0 per 1,000 births in July 2020, against 9.8 a year earlier (+53%).
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio in July 2020 was 15.0 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 10.5 for the same month (+43%).
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 15.7 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest since May 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 15.7 per 1,000 births in May 2020, against 10.1 a year earlier (+56%).
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 8.0 per 1,000 births in February 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 8.0 per 1,000 births in February 2020, against 10.6 a year earlier (−25%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Himachal Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 10.1 per 1,000 births in May 2019 is the lowest 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 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--himachal-pradesh--2019-05--record
See also Himachal Pradesh and 10.1 per 1,000 births in context.