RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
Mizoram: still-birth ratio of 13.0 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since January 2019.
What happened
- August 2020
- 13.0
- 2019-01
- 14.6
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
18 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 13.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.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 "Mizoram", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| January 2019 | 14.6 | 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 "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 of 13.0 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since January 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--mizoram--2020-08--record
See also Mizoram and 13.0 per 1,000 births in context.