RecordMarch 2019Maternal and child
Odisha: still-birth ratio of 23.1 per 1,000 births in March 2019 is the highest since February 2018.
What happened
- March 2019
- 23.1
- 2018-02
- 24.6
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
12 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 23.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 24.6 | 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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Odisha
- Odisha: still-birth ratio of 26.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Odisha: still-birth ratio of 20.7 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Odisha: still-birth ratio of 24.7 per 1,000 births in February 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Odisha: still-birth ratio of 19.3 per 1,000 births in December 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Odisha: still-birth ratio of 20.0 per 1,000 births in August 2019 is the lowest since April 2018.
- Odisha: still-birth ratio rose to 22.7 per 1,000 births in April 2019, against 19.6 a year earlier (+16%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Odisha: still-birth ratio of 23.1 per 1,000 births in March 2019 is the highest since February 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--odisha--2019-03--record
See also Odisha and 23.1 per 1,000 births in context.