Stillbirth rate (SBR) in the Indian state of Bihar, overall, by sex, place of delivery and place of residence, 2020–2021
| Variables of interest | Variable categories | All births | Births during the COVID-19 peak period | Births during the COVID-19 non-peak period | ||||||
| Births (n) | Stillbirths (n) | SBR (95% CI) | Births (n) | Stillbirths (n) | SBR (95% CI) | Births (n) | Stillbirths (n) | SBR (95% CI) | ||
| Overall | 30 412 | 582 | 19.1 (17.6 to 20.7) | 17 798 | 377 | 21.2 (19.2 to 23.4) | 12 614 | 205 | 16.3 (14.2 to 18.6) | |
| Sex of the baby | Boy | 15 959 | 345 | 21.6 (19.5 to 24.0) | 9252 | 214 | 23.1 (20.3 to 26.4) | 6707 | 131 | 19.5 (16.5 to 23.1) |
| Girl | 14 452 | 236 | 16.3 (14.4 to 18.5) | 8545 | 162 | 19.0 (16.3 to 22.1) | 5907 | 74 | 12.5 (10.0 to 25.7) | |
| Place of delivery | Public facility | 16 898 | 145 | 8.6 (7.3 to 10.1) | 9737 | 92 | 9.4 (7.7 to 11.6) | 7161 | 53 | 7.4 (5.7 to 9.7) |
| Private facility | 7522 | 289 | 38.4 (34.3 to 43.0) | 4398 | 185 | 42.1 (36.5 to 48.4) | 3124 | 104 | 33.3 (27.5 to 40.2) | |
| Home | 5983 | 147 | 24.6 (20.0 to 28.8) | 3661 | 99 | 27.0 (22.3 to 32.8) | 2322 | 48 | 20.7 (15.6 to 27.3) | |
| Place of residence | Rural | 24 594 | 471 | 19.2 (17.5 to 20.9) | 14 338 | 299 | 20.9 (18.6 to 23.3) | 10 256 | 172 | 16.8 (14.5 to 19.4) |
| Urban | 5818 | 111 | 19.1 (15.9 to 22.9) | 3460 | 78 | 22.5 (18.1 to 28.1) | 2358 | 33 | 14.0 (10.0 to 19.6) | |
| Timing of stillbirth | Antepartum | 30 412 | 241 | 7.9 (7.0 to 9.0) | 17 798 | 159 | 8.9 (7.7 to 10.4) | 12 614 | 82 | 6.5 (5.2 to 8.1) |
| Intrapartum | 30 412 | 231 | 7.6 (6.7 to 8.6) | 17 798 | 149 | 8.4 (7.1 to 9.8) | 12 614 | 82 | 6.5 (5.2 to 8.1) | |
| Unclassified | 30 412 | 110 | 3.6 (3.0 to 4.4) | 17 798 | 69 | 3.9 (3.1 to 4.9) | 12 614 | 41 | 3.3 (2.4 to 4.4) | |
CI, confidence interval.