RecordJuly 2020Maternal and child
Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 105.8 per 100 registrations in July 2020 is the highest since May 2019.
What happened
- July 2020
- 105.8
- 2019-05
- 106.9
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 an improvement.
Historical context
13 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Kerala
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 105.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/D-Jul.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 106.9 | 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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Kerala
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in February 2021 was 80.8 per 100 registrations, below the 3-year median of 104.6 for the same month (−23%).
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 80.8 per 100 registrations in February 2021 is the lowest since May 2017.
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 85.7 per 100 registrations in January 2021 is the lowest since November 2017.
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 113.5 per 100 registrations in August 2020 is the highest since March 2019.
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 88.9 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since September 2018.
- Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 113.8 per 100 registrations in March 2019, against 88.5 a year earlier (+29%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 105.8 per 100 registrations in July 2020 is the highest since May 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--kerala--2020-07--record
See also Kerala and 105.8 per 100 registrations in context.