RecordMay 2020Maternal and child
Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 92.7 per 100 registrations in May 2020 is the highest since May 2017.
What happened
- May 2020
- 92.7
- 2017-05
- 92.9
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 an improvement.
Historical context
35 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 Tamil Nadu
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | 92.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 92.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Tamil Nadu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 94.8 per 100 registrations in October 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 94.3 per 100 registrations in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 94.2 per 100 registrations in July 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 92.6 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the highest since June 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 86.2 per 100 registrations in December 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 87.4 per 100 registrations in April 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tamil Nadu: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 92.7 per 100 registrations in May 2020 is the highest since May 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--tamil-nadu--2020-05--record
See also Tamil Nadu and 92.7 per 100 registrations in context.