RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
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.
What happened
- May 2021
- 37.4%
- series start 2017-04
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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 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
49 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 37.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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)] |
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 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.
- 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 of 37.4% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2021-05--record
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 37.4% in context.