RecordFebruary 2020Maternal and child
Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio of 21.8 per 1,000 births in February 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- February 2020
- 21.8
- 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 a deterioration.
Historical context
34 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | 21.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Jammu & Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio of 24.5 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio in January 2021 was 23.1 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 19.2 for the same month (+21%).
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio in August 2020 was 23.2 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 16.1 for the same month (+44%).
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio rose to 23.2 per 1,000 births in August 2020, against 16.1 a year earlier (+44%).
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio of 23.4 per 1,000 births in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio of 15.5 per 1,000 births in July 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jammu and Kashmir: still-birth ratio of 21.8 per 1,000 births in February 2020 is the highest 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, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--jammu-and-kashmir--2020-02--record
See also Jammu and Kashmir and 21.8 per 1,000 births in context.