Outside the usual rangeFebruary 2021Maternal and child
Tripura: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 21.4 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 16.1 for the same month (+33%).
What happened
- February 2021
- 21.4
- 3-year median
- 16.1
- Change
- +5.3
- Change, per cent
- +33%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For still-birth ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2020 14.9, 2019 16.1, 2018 16.4. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 21.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/K-Feb.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 14.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2019 | 16.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 16.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Tripura
- Tripura: still-birth ratio fell to 13.5 per 1,000 births in April 2021, against 20.2 a year earlier (−33%).
- Tripura: still-birth ratio of 13.5 per 1,000 births in April 2021 is the lowest since May 2018.
- Tripura: still-birth ratio in March 2021 was 15.1 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 19.1 for the same month (−21%).
- Tripura: still-birth ratio of 15.1 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest since February 2020.
- Tripura: still-birth ratio of 21.4 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tripura: still-birth ratio rose to 21.4 per 1,000 births in February 2021, against 14.9 a year earlier (+44%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tripura: still-birth ratio in February 2021 was 21.4 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 16.1 for the same month (+33%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--tripura--2021-02--baseline_breach
See also Tripura and 21.4 per 1,000 births in context.