Outside the usual rangeJuly 2020Maternal and child
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).
What happened
- July 2020
- 27.9%
- 3-year median
- 23.1%
- Change
- +4.9%
- Change, percentage points
- +4.9 pts
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2019 23.7%, 2018 23.1%, 2017 21.9%. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 27.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/D-Jul.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Andaman & Nicobar Islands", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2019 | 23.7% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.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)] |
| July 2018 | 23.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.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)] |
| July 2017 | 21.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/D - July.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 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.
- 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).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2020-07--baseline_breach
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 27.9% in context.