RecordJuly 2019Maternal and child
Kerala: still-birth ratio of 3.5 per 1,000 births in July 2019 is the lowest since October 2017.
What happened
- July 2019
- 3.5
- 2017-10
- 3.1
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
20 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 3.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 3.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Kerala
- Kerala: still-birth ratio of 5.5 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Kerala: still-birth ratio of 5.2 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the highest since February 2018.
- Kerala: still-birth ratio rose to 5.2 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 3.4 a year earlier (+55%).
- Kerala: still-birth ratio in March 2021 was 5.2 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 4.3 for the same month (+21%).
- Kerala: still-birth ratio rose to 4.6 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 3.2 a year earlier (+43%).
- Kerala: still-birth ratio of 4.8 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the highest since February 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: still-birth ratio of 3.5 per 1,000 births in July 2019 is the lowest since October 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--kerala--2019-07--record
See also Kerala and 3.5 per 1,000 births in context.