Change on a year earlierJuly 2019Maternal and child
West Bengal: still-birth ratio fell to 14.6 per 1,000 births in July 2019, against 17.4 a year earlier (−16%).
What happened
- July 2019
- 14.6
- July 2018
- 17.4
- Change
- −2.9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 14.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 17.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for still-birth ratio in West Bengal
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 20.1 per 1,000 births in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio in May 2021 was 20.1 per 1,000 births, above the 4-year median of 15.0 for the same month (+34%).
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio rose to 20.1 per 1,000 births in May 2021, against 14.8 a year earlier (+36%).
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 13.0 per 1,000 births in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 18.3 per 1,000 births in October 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 17.1 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since July 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: still-birth ratio fell to 14.6 per 1,000 births in July 2019, against 17.4 a year earlier (−16%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--west-bengal--2019-07--yoy_change
See also West Bengal and 14.6 per 1,000 births in context.