Change on a year earlierAugust 2019Maternal and child
Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 72.6 per 100 registrations in August 2019, against 51.9 a year earlier (+40%).
What happened
- August 2019
- 72.6
- August 2018
- 51.9
- Change
- +20.7
- Change, per cent
- +40%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Uttarakhand
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 72.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2018 | 51.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in May 2021 was 90.3 per 100 registrations, above the 4-year median of 52.7 for the same month (+72%).
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in October 2020 was 96.9 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 61.0 for the same month (+59%).
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in September 2020 was 85.3 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 55.8 for the same month (+53%).
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in August 2020 was 87.9 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 55.7 for the same month (+58%).
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in July 2020 was 80.1 per 100 registrations, above the 3-year median of 49.8 for the same month (+61%).
- Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 80.1 per 100 registrations in July 2020, against 60.0 a year earlier (+34%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations rose to 72.6 per 100 registrations in August 2019, against 51.9 a year earlier (+40%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--uttarakhand--2019-08--yoy_change
See also Uttarakhand and 72.6 per 100 registrations in context.