Outside the usual rangeApril 2021Maternal and child
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%).
What happened
- April 2021
- 21.6
- 4-year median
- 12.7
- Change
- +8.8
- Change, per cent
- +69%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2020 11.7, 2019 8.5, 2018 13.8, 2017 14.3. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 21.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2020 | 11.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 8.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.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)] |
| April 2018 | 13.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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)] |
| April 2017 |
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 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%).
- Puducherry: still-birth ratio rose to 16.2 per 1,000 births in September 2020, against 10.0 a year earlier (+63%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--puducherry--2021-04--baseline_breach
See also Puducherry and 21.6 per 1,000 births in context.