Outside the usual rangeAugust 2020Maternal and child
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%).
What happened
- August 2020
- 23.2
- 3-year median
- 16.1
- Change
- +7.1
- Change, per cent
- +44%
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 16.1, 2018 17.4, 2017 15.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 23.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.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 "Jammu And Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2019 | 16.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 "Jammu & Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2018 | 17.4 | 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 "Jammu & Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2017 | 15.5 | 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 "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 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 21.8 per 1,000 births in February 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 in August 2020 was 23.2 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 16.1 for the same month (+44%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--jammu-and-kashmir--2020-08--baseline_breach
See also Jammu and Kashmir and 23.2 per 1,000 births in context.