Change on a year earlierJuly 2018Maternal and child
West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share rose to 87.9% in July 2018, against 79.4% a year earlier (+8.5 points).
What happened
- July 2018
- 87.9%
- July 2017
- 79.4%
- Change
- +8.5%
- Change, percentage points
- +8.5 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 an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in West Bengal
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 87.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2017 | 79.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for first-trimester ANC registration share in West Bengal
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 90.6% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 82.6% in June 2020 is the lowest since November 2017.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 90.3% in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 89.6% in March 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 89.3% in February 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 85.5% in September 2019 is the lowest since December 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share rose to 87.9% in July 2018, against 79.4% a year earlier (+8.5 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--west-bengal--2018-07--yoy_change
See also West Bengal and 87.9% in context.