Change on a year earlierNovember 2018Maternal and child
Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share fell to 24.7% in November 2018, against 34.1% a year earlier (−9.4 points).
What happened
- November 2018
- 24.7%
- November 2017
- 34.1%
- Change
- −9.4%
- Change, percentage points
- −9.4 pts
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 first-trimester ANC registration share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in Meghalaya
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | 24.7% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2017 | 34.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for first-trimester ANC registration share in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share of 46.1% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share in May 2021 was 46.1%, above the 4-year median of 34.0% for the same month (+12.1 points).
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 46.1% in May 2021 is below the India figure of 77.9% (−31.8 points).
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 44.6% in April 2021 is below the India figure of 77.9% (−33.3 points).
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share of 45.7% in March 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 45.7% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 74.5% (−28.8 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share fell to 24.7% in November 2018, against 34.1% a year earlier (−9.4 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--meghalaya--2018-11--yoy_change
See also Meghalaya and 24.7% in context.