Change on a year earlierFebruary 2019Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in February 2019, against 37.0 a year earlier (−100%).
What happened
- February 2019
- 0.0
- February 2018
- 37.0
- Change
- −37.0
- Change, per cent
- −100%
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality. One of these values is a small-sample estimate; treat the change with caution.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 0.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 37.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 8.7 a year earlier (−100%).
- Lakshadweep's still-birth ratio of 0.0 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is below the India figure of 16.4 (−100%).
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 13.0 a year earlier (−100%).
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 13.0 a year earlier (−100%).
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio in December 2020 was 12.3 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 0.0 for the same month (from none).
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio in November 2020 was 9.8 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 0.0 for the same month (from none).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in February 2019, against 37.0 a year earlier (−100%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--lakshadweep--2019-02--yoy_change
See also Lakshadweep and 0.0 per 1,000 births in context.