RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 90.6% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2021
- 90.6%
- 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 an improvement.
Historical context
49 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in West Bengal
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 90.6% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "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 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.
- West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 86.0% in July 2019 is the lowest since December 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: first-trimester ANC registration share of 90.6% in May 2021 is the highest 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 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--west-bengal--2021-05--record
See also West Bengal and 90.6% in context.