RecordOctober 2018Maternal and child
Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 68.5% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- October 2018
- 68.5%
- 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 first-trimester ANC registration share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
18 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in Bihar
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 68.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: ('1.1.1' Out of the total ANC registered, number registered within 1st trimester (within 12 weeks)) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for first-trimester ANC registration share in Bihar
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 54.8% in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 73.4% in February 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 72.9% in January 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 71.4% in December 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 70.2% in November 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share rose to 68.5% in October 2018, against 61.0% a year earlier (+7.6 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: first-trimester ANC registration share of 68.5% in October 2018 is the highest 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, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--bihar--2018-10--record
See also Bihar and 68.5% in context.