RecordMay 2019Maternal and child
Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 19.3 per 1,000 births in May 2019 is the highest since May 2017.
What happened
- May 2019
- 19.3
- 2017-05
- 19.5
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
23 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | 19.3 | 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 "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 19.5 | 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 "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan: still-birth ratio in May 2021 was 38.9 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 19.4 for the same month (+101%).
- Rajasthan: still-birth ratio rose to 38.9 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 20.8 a year earlier (+87%).
- Rajasthan's still-birth ratio of 38.9 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is above the India figure of 16.4 (+137%).
- Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 38.9 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 23.4 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 21.5 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 19.3 per 1,000 births in May 2019 is the highest since May 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--rajasthan--2019-05--record
See also Rajasthan and 19.3 per 1,000 births in context.