Change on a year earlierJune 2018Maternal and child
Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio fell to 5.8 per 1,000 births in June 2018, against 8.7 a year earlier (−34%).
What happened
- June 2018
- 5.8
- June 2017
- 8.7
- Change
- −2.9
- Change, per cent
- −34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | 5.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 8.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio of 8.4 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since February 2018.
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio of 5.7 per 1,000 births in December 2020 is the lowest since October 2019.
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio rose to 8.1 per 1,000 births in September 2020, against 5.9 a year earlier (+37%).
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio of 8.1 per 1,000 births in September 2020 is the highest since February 2018.
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio of 8.0 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since February 2018.
- Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio rose to 7.6 per 1,000 births in March 2020, against 5.7 a year earlier (+34%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio fell to 5.8 per 1,000 births in June 2018, against 8.7 a year earlier (−34%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--tamil-nadu--2018-06--yoy_change
See also Tamil Nadu and 5.8 per 1,000 births in context.