Change on a year earlierMay 2018Maternal and child
Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 36.9% in May 2018, against 22.4% a year earlier (+14.4 points).
What happened
- May 2018
- 36.9%
- May 2017
- 22.4%
- Change
- +14.4%
- Change, percentage points
- +14.4 pts
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
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
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Daman and Diu
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 36.9% | 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 "Daman & Diu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 22.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Daman & Diu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Daman and Diu
- Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 28.8% in October 2019 is the lowest since September 2018.
- Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 25.1% in September 2018 is the lowest since August 2017.
- Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.9% in May 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 36.9% in May 2018, against 22.4% a year earlier (+14.4 points). 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--daman-and-diu--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Daman and Diu and 36.9% in context.