RecordOctober 2018Maternal and child
Tamil Nadu: still-birth ratio of 5.4 per 1,000 births in October 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- October 2018
- 5.4
- 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
18 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 5.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 of 5.4 per 1,000 births in October 2018 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, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--tamil-nadu--2018-10--record
See also Tamil Nadu and 5.4 per 1,000 births in context.