RecordJuly 2019Maternal and child
Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 21.1% in July 2019 is the highest since March 2018.
What happened
- July 2019
- 21.1%
- 2018-03
- 22.1%
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
15 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Arunachal Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 21.1% | 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 "Arunachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 22.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Arunachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in March 2021 was 25.1%, above the 3-year median of 19.8% for the same month (+5.3 points).
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in September 2020 was 23.6%, above the 3-year median of 18.2% for the same month (+5.4 points).
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 25.6% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2020 was 25.6%, above the 3-year median of 18.5% for the same month (+7.1 points).
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 9.4% in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in April 2020 was 9.4%, below the 3-year median of 18.1% for the same month (−8.6 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Arunachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 21.1% in July 2019 is the highest since March 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--arunachal-pradesh--2019-07--record
See also Arunachal Pradesh and 21.1% in context.