Change on a year earlierMarch 2019Maternal and child
Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 16.9 per 1,000 births in March 2019, against 14.7 a year earlier (+15%).
What happened
- March 2019
- 16.9
- March 2018
- 14.7
- Change
- +2.2
- Change, per cent
- +15%
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 16.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 14.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 27.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio in May 2021 was 27.4 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 17.8 for the same month (+53%).
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 27.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 20.6 a year earlier (+33%).
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 20.6 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 14.6 per 1,000 births in January 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 18.0 per 1,000 births in September 2019 is the highest since May 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio rose to 16.9 per 1,000 births in March 2019, against 14.7 a year earlier (+15%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--madhya-pradesh--2019-03--yoy_change
See also Madhya Pradesh and 16.9 per 1,000 births in context.