Change on a year earlierMarch 2019Maternal and child
Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 57.3 per 100 registrations in March 2019, against 71.6 a year earlier (−20%).
What happened
- March 2019
- 57.3
- March 2018
- 71.6
- Change
- −14.3
- Change, per cent
- −20%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Puducherry
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 57.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 71.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Puducherry
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 82.4 per 100 registrations in May 2021, against 45.1 a year earlier (+83%).
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 82.4 per 100 registrations in May 2021 is the highest since September 2018.
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 73.3 per 100 registrations in April 2021, against 54.0 a year earlier (+36%).
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 47.4 per 100 registrations in March 2021, against 32.7 a year earlier (+45%).
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in January 2021 was 72.5 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 49.4 for the same month (+47%).
- Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 72.5 per 100 registrations in January 2021, against 49.0 a year earlier (+48%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 57.3 per 100 registrations in March 2019, against 71.6 a year earlier (−20%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--puducherry--2019-03--yoy_change
See also Puducherry and 57.3 per 100 registrations in context.