Change on a year earlierDecember 2018Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 81.9 per 100 registrations in December 2018, against 100.0 a year earlier (−18%).
What happened
- December 2018
- 81.9
- December 2017
- 100.0
- Change
- −18.1
- 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 Lakshadweep
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 81.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2017 | 100.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep's 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 142.9 per 100 registrations in April 2021 is above the India figure of 77.5 (+84%).
- Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 142.9 per 100 registrations in April 2021, against 70.9 a year earlier (+101%).
- Lakshadweep's 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 116.0 per 100 registrations in March 2021 is above the India figure of 77.0 (+51%).
- Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 173.3 per 100 registrations in January 2021, against 67.2 a year earlier (+158%).
- Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in November 2020 was 120.8 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 86.4 for the same month (+40%).
- Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in May 2020 was 174.0 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 89.4 for the same month (+95%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 81.9 per 100 registrations in December 2018, against 100.0 a year earlier (−18%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--lakshadweep--2018-12--yoy_change
See also Lakshadweep and 81.9 per 100 registrations in context.