Change on a year earlierMay 2019Maternal and child
Goa: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 83.4 per 100 registrations in May 2019, against 51.9 a year earlier (+61%).
What happened
- May 2019
- 83.4
- May 2018
- 51.9
- Change
- +31.5
- Change, per cent
- +61%
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 an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | 83.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.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)] |
| May 2018 | 51.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 rose to 83.4 per 100 registrations in May 2019, against 51.9 a year earlier (+61%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--goa--2019-05--yoy_change
See also Goa and 83.4 per 100 registrations in context.