RecordFebruary 2021Maternal and child
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.
What happened
- February 2021
- 8.8
- 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
46 consecutive earlier months were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 8.8 | 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 "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 9.3 per 1,000 births in January 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttar Pradesh: still-birth ratio of 9.5 per 1,000 births in December 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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. 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--uttar-pradesh--2021-02--record
See also Uttar Pradesh and 8.8 per 1,000 births in context.