RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio of 31.9 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since June 2018.
What happened
- August 2020
- 31.9
- 2018-06
- 44.1
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
25 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier. This value is a small-sample estimate.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 31.9 | 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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2018 | 44.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 of 31.9 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since June 2018. 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--lakshadweep--2020-08--record
See also Lakshadweep and 31.9 per 1,000 births in context.