Change on a year earlierJune 2018Maternal and child
Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 57.8 per 100 registrations in June 2018, against 73.0 a year earlier (−21%).
What happened
- June 2018
- 57.8
- June 2017
- 73.0
- Change
- −15.2
- Change, per cent
- −21%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Sikkim
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | 57.8 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 73.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/C - June.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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Sikkim
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 49.4 per 100 registrations in April 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in November 2020 was 114.2 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 82.1 for the same month (+39%).
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 114.2 per 100 registrations in November 2020, against 69.3 a year earlier (+65%).
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 114.2 per 100 registrations in November 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in October 2020 was 108.2 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 79.8 for the same month (+36%).
- Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 108.2 per 100 registrations in October 2020, against 82.7 a year earlier (+31%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 57.8 per 100 registrations in June 2018, against 73.0 a year earlier (−21%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--sikkim--2018-06--yoy_change
See also Sikkim and 57.8 per 100 registrations in context.