Change on a year earlierApril 2018Maternal and child
Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 58.5 per 100 registrations in April 2018, against 71.4 a year earlier (−18%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 58.5
- April 2017
- 71.4
- Change
- −12.9
- Change, per cent
- −18%
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 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Goa
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 58.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('1.2.7' Number of PW received 4 or more ANC check ups) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 71.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('1.2.7' Number of PW received 4 or more ANC check ups) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Goa
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 98.4 per 100 registrations in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 98.4 per 100 registrations in May 2021, against 52.8 a year earlier (+86%).
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 52.6 per 100 registrations in February 2021 is the lowest since May 2018.
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in February 2021 was 52.6 per 100 registrations, below the 3-year median of 67.9 for the same month (−23%).
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 91.2 per 100 registrations in July 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in July 2020 was 91.2 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 69.9 for the same month (+30%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 58.5 per 100 registrations in April 2018, against 71.4 a year earlier (−18%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--goa--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Goa and 58.5 per 100 registrations in context.