RecordMay 2019Maternal and child
Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 37.4% in May 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2019
- 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
25 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 Chandigarh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | 37.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Chandigarh
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 39.3% in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 39.2% in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.8% in April 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 29.1% in September 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.5% in May 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 35.9% in April 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chandigarh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 37.4% in May 2019 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 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--chandigarh--2019-05--record
See also Chandigarh and 37.4% in context.