RecordMay 2020Maternal and child
Rajasthan: still-birth ratio of 20.8 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest since April 2017.
What happened
- May 2020
- 20.8
- 2017-04
- 21.8
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
36 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | 20.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(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 "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 21.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 20.8 per 1,000 births in May 2020 is the highest since April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--rajasthan--2020-05--record
See also Rajasthan and 20.8 per 1,000 births in context.