RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
Jharkhand: still-birth ratio of 15.3 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since April 2020.
What happened
- May 2021
- 15.3
- 2020-04
- 15.3
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
12 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 15.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2020 | 15.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Jharkhand
- Jharkhand: still-birth ratio in October 2020 was 14.6 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 12.0 for the same month (+21%).
- Jharkhand: still-birth ratio of 15.3 per 1,000 births in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jharkhand: still-birth ratio in April 2020 was 15.3 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 12.1 for the same month (+27%).
- Jharkhand: still-birth ratio of 10.3 per 1,000 births in February 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jharkhand: still-birth ratio of 15.3 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since April 2020. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--jharkhand--2021-05--record
See also Jharkhand and 15.3 per 1,000 births in context.