RecordApril 2020Maternal and child
Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 58.4 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since April 2017.
What happened
- April 2020
- 58.4
- 2017-04
- 45.9
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
35 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Punjab
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 58.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "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 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.
- 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%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 58.4 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--punjab--2020-04--record
See also Punjab and 58.4 per 100 registrations in context.