RecordNovember 2019Maternal and child
Puducherry: still-birth ratio of 6.0 per 1,000 births in November 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- November 2019
- 6.0
- series start 2017-04
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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 an improvement.
Historical context
31 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | 6.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Puducherry
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio of 21.6 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio rose to 21.6 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 11.7 a year earlier (+84%).
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio in April 2021 was 21.6 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 12.7 for the same month (+69%).
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio in March 2021 was 14.9 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 10.9 for the same month (+37%).
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio rose to 14.2 per 1,000 births in January 2021, against 9.2 a year earlier (+53%).
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio in September 2020 was 16.2 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 10.2 for the same month (+59%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: still-birth ratio of 6.0 per 1,000 births in November 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--puducherry--2019-11--record
See also Puducherry and 6.0 per 1,000 births in context.