State vs IndiaMarch 2021Maternal and child
Puducherry's first-trimester ANC registration share of 32.5% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 74.5% (−42 points).
What happened
- March 2021
- 32.5%
- India
- 74.5%
- Change
- −42.0%
- Change, percentage points
- −42 pts
Why it matters
The state is compared with the all-India figure for the same period, and only flagged when the gap is large relative to how far states usually sit from each other.
For first-trimester ANC registration share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Ranks 35 of 36 reporting states and union territories (highest first).
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in Puducherry
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 74.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: ('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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2021 | 32.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: ('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: 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).
- Puducherry: first-trimester ANC registration share of 49.3% in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry's first-trimester ANC registration share of 32.5% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 74.5% (−42 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--puducherry--2021-03--vs_parent
See also Puducherry and 32.5% in context.