RecordSeptember 2018Maternal and child
Daman and Diu: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 25.1% in September 2018 is the lowest since August 2017.
What happened
- September 2018
- 25.1%
- 2017-08
- 24.3%
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
12 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Daman and Diu
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 25.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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)] |
| August 2017 | 24.3% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 rose to 36.9% in May 2018, against 22.4% a year earlier (+14.4 points).
- 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 of 25.1% in September 2018 is the lowest since August 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--daman-and-diu--2018-09--record
See also Daman and Diu and 25.1% in context.