Change on a year earlierApril 2018Maternal and child
Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 62.7 per 100 registrations in April 2018, against 45.9 a year earlier (+37%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 62.7
- April 2017
- 45.9
- Change
- +16.8
- Change, per cent
- +37%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Punjab
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 62.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 45.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Punjab
- Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 58.3 per 100 registrations in April 2021 is the lowest since April 2017.
- Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 58.4 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since April 2017.
- Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 110.2 per 100 registrations in October 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 61.5 per 100 registrations in April 2019 is the lowest since May 2017.
- Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 104.6 per 100 registrations in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 62.7 per 100 registrations in April 2018, against 45.9 a year earlier (+37%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--punjab--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Punjab and 62.7 per 100 registrations in context.