Change on a year earlierDecember 2018Maternal and child
Sikkim: still-birth ratio fell to 21.7 per 1,000 births in December 2018, against 27.6 a year earlier (−21%).
What happened
- December 2018
- 21.7
- December 2017
- 27.6
- Change
- −5.8
- Change, per cent
- −21%
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 | 21.7 | 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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2017 | 27.6 | 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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Sikkim
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio fell to 14.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 23.6 a year earlier (−39%).
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio fell to 5.8 per 1,000 births in March 2021, against 14.4 a year earlier (−60%).
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio of 5.8 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio of 7.9 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio fell to 7.9 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 17.5 a year earlier (−55%).
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio rose to 17.9 per 1,000 births in December 2020, against 11.7 a year earlier (+54%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: still-birth ratio fell to 21.7 per 1,000 births in December 2018, against 27.6 a year earlier (−21%). 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--sikkim--2018-12--yoy_change
See also Sikkim and 21.7 per 1,000 births in context.