Change on a year earlierJune 2018Maternal and child
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 34.8% in June 2018, against 23.2% a year earlier (+11.6 points).
What happened
- June 2018
- 34.8%
- June 2017
- 23.2%
- Change
- +11.6%
- Change, percentage points
- +11.6 pts
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 C-section share of institutional deliveries, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | 34.8% | 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: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "A & N Islands", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 23.2% | 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: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "A & N Islands", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 37.4% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.4% in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries in February 2021 was 36.4%, above the 3-year median of 24.3% for the same month (+12.1 points).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 27.9%, above the 3-year median of 23.1% for the same month (+4.9 points).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 32.3% in February 2020, against 22.5% a year earlier (+9.8 points).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 35.2% in October 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 34.8% in June 2018, against 23.2% a year earlier (+11.6 points). 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/c-section-rate-institutional--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2018-06--yoy_change
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 34.8% in context.