Outside the usual rangeJune 2020Maternal and child
Meghalaya: still-birth ratio in June 2020 was 31.8 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 20.5 for the same month (+55%).
What happened
- June 2020
- 31.8
- 3-year median
- 20.5
- Change
- +11.3
- Change, per cent
- +55%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2019 20.5, 2018 19.8, 2017 21.4. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | 31.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/C-Jun.xlsx: ('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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2019 | 20.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2018 | 19.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 21.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio in April 2021 was 24.5 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 18.3 for the same month (+34%).
- Meghalaya's still-birth ratio of 23.4 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is above the India figure of 10.8 (+118%).
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio of 23.4 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 27.0 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 18.8 for the same month (+44%).
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio in January 2021 was 27.9 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 21.1 for the same month (+32%).
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio rose to 27.9 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 21.0 a year earlier (+33%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya: still-birth ratio in June 2020 was 31.8 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 20.5 for the same month (+55%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--meghalaya--2020-06--baseline_breach
See also Meghalaya and 31.8 per 1,000 births in context.