Change on a year earlierSeptember 2018Maternal and child
Mizoram: still-birth ratio fell to 6.3 per 1,000 births in September 2018, against 9.7 a year earlier (−35%).
What happened
- September 2018
- 6.3
- September 2017
- 9.7
- Change
- −3.4
- Change, per cent
- −35%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 6.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Mizoram", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 9.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Mizoram", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Mizoram
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio in March 2021 was 12.8 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 8.5 for the same month (+51%).
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio rose to 12.8 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 8.9 a year earlier (+43%).
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio rose to 8.8 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 5.3 a year earlier (+66%).
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio rose to 11.8 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 5.6 a year earlier (+110%).
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio rose to 9.6 per 1,000 births in September 2020, against 4.8 a year earlier (+100%).
- Mizoram: still-birth ratio in August 2020 was 13.0 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 10.0 for the same month (+29%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Mizoram: still-birth ratio fell to 6.3 per 1,000 births in September 2018, against 9.7 a year earlier (−35%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--mizoram--2018-09--yoy_change
See also Mizoram and 6.3 per 1,000 births in context.