RecordAugust 2018Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 23.4% in August 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- August 2018
- 23.4%
- 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
16 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Himachal Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | 23.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 27.7% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 27.2% in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.4% in March 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.3% in December 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.3% in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.2% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Himachal Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 23.4% in August 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, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--himachal-pradesh--2018-08--record
See also Himachal Pradesh and 23.4% in context.