Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Maternal and child
Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2021 was 40.6%, above the 4-year median of 31.7% for the same month (+8.9 points).
What happened
- May 2021
- 40.6%
- 4-year median
- 31.7%
- Change
- +8.9%
- Change, percentage points
- +8.9 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 37.0%, 2019 30.3%, 2018 30.4%, 2017 32.9%. 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 Puducherry
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 40.6% | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 37.0% | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 30.3% | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2018 | 30.4% | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Puducherry
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in December 2020 was 40.2%, above the 3-year median of 32.7% for the same month (+7.5 points).
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in October 2020 was 41.2%, above the 3-year median of 31.6% for the same month (+9.5 points).
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in September 2020 was 39.2%, above the 3-year median of 31.6% for the same month (+7.6 points).
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in August 2020 was 40.6%, above the 3-year median of 32.7% for the same month (+7.9 points).
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 42.3% in July 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 42.3%, above the 3-year median of 31.0% for the same month (+11.3 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2021 was 40.6%, above the 4-year median of 31.7% for the same month (+8.9 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--puducherry--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Puducherry and 40.6% in context.