RecordFebruary 2021Maternal and child
Tripura: still-birth ratio of 21.4 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- February 2021
- 21.4
- 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 a deterioration.
Historical context
46 consecutive earlier months were lower.
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)] |
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 in February 2021 was 21.4 per 1,000 births, above the 3-year median of 16.1 for the same month (+33%).
- 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 of 21.4 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the highest 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, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--tripura--2021-02--record
See also Tripura and 21.4 per 1,000 births in context.