Change on a year earlierDecember 2018Maternal and child
Punjab: still-birth ratio fell to 12.3 per 1,000 births in December 2018, against 14.6 a year earlier (−16%).
What happened
- December 2018
- 12.3
- December 2017
- 14.6
- Change
- −2.3
- Change, per cent
- −16%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 12.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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)] |
| December 2017 | 14.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 fell to 12.3 per 1,000 births in December 2018, against 14.6 a year earlier (−16%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--punjab--2018-12--yoy_change
See also Punjab and 12.3 per 1,000 births in context.