RecordMarch 2021Maternal and child
Sikkim: still-birth ratio of 5.8 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- March 2021
- 5.8
- series start 2017-04
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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 an improvement.
Historical context
47 consecutive earlier months were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 5.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.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 "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 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%).
- Sikkim: still-birth ratio rose to 16.4 per 1,000 births in October 2020, against 12.6 a year earlier (+31%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: still-birth ratio of 5.8 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--sikkim--2021-03--record
See also Sikkim and 5.8 per 1,000 births in context.