Change on a year earlierAugust 2019Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 98.1 per 100 registrations in August 2019, against 79.8 a year earlier (+23%).
What happened
- August 2019
- 98.1
- August 2018
- 79.8
- Change
- +18.3
- 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 2018, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 98.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.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)] |
| August 2018 | 79.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 rose to 98.1 per 100 registrations in August 2019, against 79.8 a year earlier (+23%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--lakshadweep--2019-08--yoy_change
See also Lakshadweep and 98.1 per 100 registrations in context.