Outside the usual rangeJuly 2020Maternal and child
Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 42.4%, above the 3-year median of 33.6% for the same month (+8.8 points).
What happened
- July 2020
- 42.4%
- 3-year median
- 33.6%
- Change
- +8.8%
- Change, percentage points
- +8.8 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 34.7%, 2018 33.6%, 2017 32.2%. 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 Andhra Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 42.4% | 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 "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2019 | 34.7% | 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 "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 33.6% | 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 "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2017 | 32.2% | 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 "Andhra Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in December 2020 was 41.9%, above the 3-year median of 34.8% for the same month (+7.1 points).
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 45.6% in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in September 2020 was 45.6%, above the 3-year median of 35.3% for the same month (+10.3 points).
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 43.5% in June 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2020 was 43.2%, above the 3-year median of 35.5% for the same month (+7.7 points).
- Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 43.2% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andhra Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 42.4%, above the 3-year median of 33.6% for the same month (+8.8 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--andhra-pradesh--2020-07--baseline_breach
See also Andhra Pradesh and 42.4% in context.