Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Maternal and child
Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2021 was 39.7%, above the 4-year median of 31.7% for the same month (+8 points).
What happened
- May 2021
- 39.7%
- 4-year median
- 31.7%
- Change
- +8.0%
- Change, percentage points
- +8 pts
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2020 30.7%, 2019 34.3%, 2018 32.4%, 2017 31.0%. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Delhi
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 39.7% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 30.7% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 34.3% | 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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2018 | 32.4% | 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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Delhi
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 39.7% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 38.6% in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 36.4% in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 35.7% in January 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 34.5% in April 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 34.1% in March 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2021 was 39.7%, above the 4-year median of 31.7% for the same month (+8 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--delhi--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Delhi and 39.7% in context.