RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
Punjab: still-birth ratio of 18.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since May 2018.
What happened
- May 2021
- 18.4
- 2018-05
- 18.6
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
35 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 18.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 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)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Punjab
- 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%).
- 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 18.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since May 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--punjab--2021-05--record
See also Punjab and 18.4 per 1,000 births in context.