Change on a year earlierSeptember 2019Maternal and child
Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 11.6 per 1,000 births in September 2019, against 13.9 a year earlier (−16%).
What happened
- September 2019
- 11.6
- September 2018
- 13.9
- Change
- −2.2
- Change, per cent
- −16%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | 11.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Uttar Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2018 | 13.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Uttar Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 13.1 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest since October 2018.
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio in April 2021 was 9.1 per 1,000 births, below the 4-year median of 12.1 for the same month (−25%).
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio in March 2021 was 8.6 per 1,000 births, below the 3-year median of 11.0 for the same month (−22%).
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 8.6 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 8.8 per 1,000 births in February 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 9.3 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio fell to 11.6 per 1,000 births in September 2019, against 13.9 a year earlier (−16%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--uttar-pradesh--2019-09--yoy_change
See also Uttar Pradesh and 11.6 per 1,000 births in context.