RecordJuly 2019Maternal and child
West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 86.0% in July 2019 is the lowest since December 2017.
What happened
- July 2019
- 86.0%
- 2017-12
- 84.1%
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
18 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in West Bengal
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 86.0% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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)] |
| December 2017 | 84.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 of 86.0% in July 2019 is the lowest since December 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--west-bengal--2019-07--record
See also West Bengal and 86.0% in context.