RecordApril 2018Maternal and child
Manipur: still-birth ratio of 3.1 per 1,000 births in April 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- April 2018
- 3.1
- series start 2017-04
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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
12 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 3.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Manipur", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Manipur
- Manipur: still-birth ratio rose to 5.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 2.9 a year earlier (+83%).
- Manipur: still-birth ratio in May 2021 was 5.4 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 3.6 for the same month (+49%).
- Manipur: still-birth ratio rose to 5.9 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 3.4 a year earlier (+72%).
- Manipur: still-birth ratio of 5.9 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the highest since February 2019.
- Manipur: still-birth ratio in January 2021 was 2.4 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 4.9 for the same month (−51%).
- Manipur: still-birth ratio fell to 2.4 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 4.9 a year earlier (−51%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Manipur: still-birth ratio of 3.1 per 1,000 births in April 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--manipur--2018-04--record
See also Manipur and 3.1 per 1,000 births in context.