Change on a year earlierJanuary 2021Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 13.0 a year earlier (−100%).
What happened
- January 2021
- 0.0
- January 2020
- 13.0
- Change
- −13.0
- 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 2020, which removes ordinary seasonality. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply. One of these values is a small-sample estimate; treat the change with caution.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 0.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/J-Jan.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)] |
| January 2020 | 13.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/J - January.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 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).
- Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio in September 2020 was 23.8 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 14.5 for the same month (+64%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: still-birth ratio fell to 0.0 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 13.0 a year earlier (−100%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--lakshadweep--2021-01--yoy_change
See also Lakshadweep and 0.0 per 1,000 births in context.