RecordDecember 2018Maternal and child
Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 8.9 per 1,000 births in December 2018 is the lowest since May 2017.
What happened
- December 2018
- 8.9
- 2017-05
- 8.5
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 an improvement.
Historical context
18 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 8.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 8.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 6.4 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 6.6 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 6.7 per 1,000 births in December 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio in December 2020 was 6.7 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 8.9 for the same month (−24%).
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 9.1 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since October 2018.
- Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 9.0 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest since November 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Maharashtra: still-birth ratio of 8.9 per 1,000 births in December 2018 is the lowest since May 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--maharashtra--2018-12--record
See also Maharashtra and 8.9 per 1,000 births in context.