RecordJune 2020Maternal and child
Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 12.6 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since November 2018.
What happened
- June 2020
- 12.6
- 2018-11
- 12.6
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
18 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | 12.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/C-Jun.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 "Uttar Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2018 | 12.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 of 12.6 per 1,000 births in June 2020 is the highest since November 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--uttar-pradesh--2020-06--record
See also Uttar Pradesh and 12.6 per 1,000 births in context.