Change on a year earlierMay 2018Maternal and child
Nagaland: still-birth ratio fell to 9.0 per 1,000 births in May 2018, against 12.3 a year earlier (−27%).
What happened
- May 2018
- 9.0
- May 2017
- 12.3
- Change
- −3.3
- Change, per cent
- −27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 9.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Nagaland", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 12.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Nagaland", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Nagaland
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio of 23.0 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the highest since October 2017.
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio of 11.8 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the lowest since December 2019.
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio rose to 12.0 per 1,000 births in December 2020, against 9.2 a year earlier (+31%).
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio rose to 19.5 per 1,000 births in November 2020, against 9.6 a year earlier (+103%).
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio rose to 14.5 per 1,000 births in October 2020, against 10.7 a year earlier (+36%).
- Nagaland: still-birth ratio rose to 18.7 per 1,000 births in July 2020, against 11.0 a year earlier (+69%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Nagaland: still-birth ratio fell to 9.0 per 1,000 births in May 2018, against 12.3 a year earlier (−27%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--nagaland--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Nagaland and 9.0 per 1,000 births in context.