RecordSeptember 2019Maternal and child
Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 18.0 per 1,000 births in September 2019 is the highest since May 2018.
What happened
- September 2019
- 18.0
- 2018-05
- 18.1
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
15 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | 18.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/F - September.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)] |
| May 2018 | 18.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 rose to 16.9 per 1,000 births in March 2019, against 14.7 a year earlier (+15%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Madhya Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 18.0 per 1,000 births in September 2019 is the highest since May 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--madhya-pradesh--2019-09--record
See also Madhya Pradesh and 18.0 per 1,000 births in context.