RecordMay 2018Maternal and child
Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 24.5% in May 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2018
- 24.5%
- 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
13 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Assam
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 24.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Assam
- Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 27.3% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.7% in June 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 25.8% in June 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 24.9% in June 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 22.6% in April 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 24.5% in May 2018 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 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--assam--2018-05--record
See also Assam and 24.5% in context.