Outside the usual rangeJanuary 2021Maternal and child
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%).
What happened
- January 2021
- 27.9
- 3-year median
- 21.1
- Change
- +6.8
- Change, per cent
- +32%
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: 2020 21.0, 2019 21.7, 2018 21.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 27.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/J-Jan.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)] |
| January 2020 | 21.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/J - January.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)] |
| January 2019 | 21.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/J - January.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)] |
| January 2018 | 21.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/J - January.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 rose to 27.9 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 21.0 a year earlier (+33%).
- Meghalaya: still-birth ratio rose to 30.5 per 1,000 births in October 2020, against 17.7 a year earlier (+72%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--meghalaya--2021-01--baseline_breach
See also Meghalaya and 27.9 per 1,000 births in context.