RecordJuly 2020Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 52.4% in July 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- July 2020
- 52.4%
- 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
39 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Lakshadweep
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 52.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/D-Jul.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep: C-section share of institutional deliveries in October 2020 was 50.4%, above the 3-year median of 36.6% for the same month (+13.9 points).
- Lakshadweep: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 33.3% in April 2019 is the lowest since November 2017.
- Lakshadweep: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 50.0% in July 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 52.4% in July 2020 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, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--lakshadweep--2020-07--record
See also Lakshadweep and 52.4% in context.