RecordApril 2020Maternal and child
India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 70.7 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since July 2018.
What happened
- April 2020
- 70.7
- 2018-07
- 68.4
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 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
20 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in India
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 70.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.xlsx: ('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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 68.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in India
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 88.0 per 100 registrations in November 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 65.6 per 100 registrations in May 2020 is the lowest since April 2018.
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 86.8 per 100 registrations in October 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 84.8 per 100 registrations in September 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 83.3 per 100 registrations in August 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 81.5 per 100 registrations in November 2018, against 67.9 a year earlier (+20%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 70.7 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since July 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--india--2020-04--record
See also India and 70.7 per 100 registrations in context.