RecordJanuary 2019Maternal and child
Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 29.2% in January 2019 is the highest since April 2017.
What happened
- January 2019
- 29.2%
- 2017-04
- 32.3%
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
20 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 Manipur
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | 29.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/J - January.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Manipur", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 32.3% | 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 "Manipur", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Manipur
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 42.2% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries in November 2020 was 38.1%, above the 3-year median of 23.6% for the same month (+14.5 points).
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries in September 2020 was 37.6%, above the 3-year median of 24.5% for the same month (+13.1 points).
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 39.5% in August 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries in August 2020 was 39.5%, above the 3-year median of 23.6% for the same month (+15.9 points).
- Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries in June 2020 was 38.0%, above the 3-year median of 25.0% for the same month (+12.9 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Manipur: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 29.2% in January 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, January 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--manipur--2019-01--record
See also Manipur and 29.2% in context.