RecordJune 2020Maternal and child
Punjab: still-birth ratio of 15.4 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since May 2019.
What happened
- June 2020
- 15.4
- 2019-05
- 15.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | 15.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/C-Jun.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 15.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 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%).
- Punjab: still-birth ratio fell to 12.3 per 1,000 births in December 2018, against 14.6 a year earlier (−16%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: still-birth ratio of 15.4 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since May 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--punjab--2020-06--record
See also Punjab and 15.4 per 1,000 births in context.