Change on a year earlierFebruary 2019Maternal and child
Nagaland: still-birth ratio fell to 13.2 per 1,000 births in February 2019, against 18.7 a year earlier (−29%).
What happened
- February 2019
- 13.2
- February 2018
- 18.7
- Change
- −5.5
- Change, per cent
- −29%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 13.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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)] |
| February 2018 | 18.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 13.2 per 1,000 births in February 2019, against 18.7 a year earlier (−29%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--nagaland--2019-02--yoy_change
See also Nagaland and 13.2 per 1,000 births in context.