RecordMay 2019Maternal and child
Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share of 23.6% in May 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2019
- 23.6%
- 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 a deterioration.
Historical context
25 consecutive earlier months were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in Puducherry
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | 23.6% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for first-trimester ANC registration share in Puducherry
- Puducherry's first-trimester ANC registration share of 50.4% in May 2021 is below the India figure of 77.9% (−27.5 points).
- Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share of 60.7% in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Puducherry's first-trimester ANC registration share of 32.5% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 74.5% (−42 points).
- Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share in January 2021 was 47.5%, above the 3-year median of 31.4% for the same month (+16.1 points).
- Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share rose to 47.5% in January 2021, against 31.4% a year earlier (+16.1 points).
- Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share rose to 38.8% in May 2020, against 23.6% a year earlier (+15.2 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share of 23.6% in May 2019 is the lowest 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, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--puducherry--2019-05--record
See also Puducherry and 23.6% in context.