Change on a year earlierMay 2018Maternal and child
Punjab: still-birth ratio rose to 18.6 per 1,000 births in May 2018, against 15.9 a year earlier (+17%).
What happened
- May 2018
- 18.6
- May 2017
- 15.9
- Change
- +2.7
- Change, per cent
- +17%
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 a deterioration.
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 | 18.6 | 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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 15.9 | 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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Punjab
- Punjab: still-birth ratio of 18.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since May 2018.
- Punjab: still-birth ratio of 11.1 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Punjab: still-birth ratio of 15.4 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since May 2019.
- Punjab: still-birth ratio of 11.5 per 1,000 births in December 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Punjab: still-birth ratio of 11.7 per 1,000 births in July 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Punjab: still-birth ratio fell to 15.7 per 1,000 births in May 2019, against 18.6 a year earlier (−16%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: still-birth ratio rose to 18.6 per 1,000 births in May 2018, against 15.9 a year earlier (+17%). 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--punjab--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Punjab and 18.6 per 1,000 births in context.