Change on a year earlierJuly 2019Maternal and child
Maharashtra: still-birth ratio fell to 8.1 per 1,000 births in July 2019, against 11.1 a year earlier (−26%).
What happened
- July 2019
- 8.1
- July 2018
- 11.1
- Change
- −2.9
- Change, per cent
- −26%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 8.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.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)] |
| July 2018 | 11.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 fell to 8.1 per 1,000 births in July 2019, against 11.1 a year earlier (−26%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--maharashtra--2019-07--yoy_change
See also Maharashtra and 8.1 per 1,000 births in context.