RecordOctober 2020Maternal and child
Puducherry: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 68.7 per 100 registrations in October 2020 is the highest since September 2018.
What happened
- October 2020
- 68.7
- 2018-09
- 86.1
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
24 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Puducherry
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | 68.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/G-Oct.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2018 | 86.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 of 68.7 per 100 registrations in October 2020 is the highest since September 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--puducherry--2020-10--record
See also Puducherry and 68.7 per 100 registrations in context.