Change on a year earlierNovember 2018Maternal and child
Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 90.3 per 100 registrations in November 2018, against 73.7 a year earlier (+23%).
What happened
- November 2018
- 90.3
- November 2017
- 73.7
- Change
- +16.6
- Change, per cent
- +23%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Gujarat
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | 90.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2017 | 73.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Gujarat
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 95.1 per 100 registrations in November 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 93.3 per 100 registrations in October 2020 is the highest since September 2019.
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 72.5 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since September 2017.
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 94.1 per 100 registrations in August 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 90.3 per 100 registrations in November 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 90.2 per 100 registrations in September 2018, against 72.3 a year earlier (+25%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Gujarat: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 90.3 per 100 registrations in November 2018, against 73.7 a year earlier (+23%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--gujarat--2018-11--yoy_change
See also Gujarat and 90.3 per 100 registrations in context.