RecordJune 2018Maternal and child
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.2% in June 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- June 2018
- 36.2%
- series start 2017-04
- –
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
14 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | 36.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Dadra & Nagar Haveli", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries fell to 28.4% in June 2019, against 36.2% a year earlier (−7.8 points).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 25.7% in February 2019 is the lowest since December 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.1% in January 2019 is the lowest since December 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 39.5% in August 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 39.5% in August 2018, against 26.4% a year earlier (+13.1 points).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 36.2% in June 2018, against 24.8% a year earlier (+11.5 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.2% in June 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, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--dadra-and-nagar-haveli--2018-06--record
See also Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 36.2% in context.