RecordMarch 2019Maternal and child
Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 11.1% in March 2019 is the highest since April 2017.
What happened
- March 2019
- 11.1%
- 2017-04
- 11.8%
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
22 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Madhya Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 11.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 11.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 12.8% in January 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 12.3% in December 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 10.3% in September 2020 is the lowest since August 2019.
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 11.8% in February 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 11.4% in January 2020 is the highest since April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 11.4% in May 2019 is the highest since April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Madhya Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 11.1% in March 2019 is the highest since April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--madhya-pradesh--2019-03--record
See also Madhya Pradesh and 11.1% in context.