RecordAugust 2020Maternal and child
West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 17.1 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since July 2018.
What happened
- August 2020
- 17.1
- 2018-07
- 17.4
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
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 17.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/E-Aug.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 "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 16.2 per 1,000 births in July 2020 is the highest since September 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: still-birth ratio of 17.1 per 1,000 births in August 2020 is the highest since July 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/still-birth-ratio--west-bengal--2020-08--record
See also West Bengal and 17.1 per 1,000 births in context.