Change on a year earlierDecember 2018Maternal and child
Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 55.2 per 100 registrations in December 2018, against 36.1 a year earlier (+53%).
What happened
- December 2018
- 55.2
- December 2017
- 36.1
- Change
- +19.1
- Change, per cent
- +53%
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 Rajasthan
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 55.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| December 2017 | 36.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 62.0 per 100 registrations in May 2021, against 45.4 a year earlier (+36%).
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in November 2020 was 81.1 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 63.5 for the same month (+28%).
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 88.4 per 100 registrations in October 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 75.7 per 100 registrations in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 45.4 per 100 registrations in May 2020 is the lowest since July 2018.
- Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 47.9 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since February 2019.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Rajasthan: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 55.2 per 100 registrations in December 2018, against 36.1 a year earlier (+53%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--rajasthan--2018-12--yoy_change
See also Rajasthan and 55.2 per 100 registrations in context.