Outside the usual rangeMarch 2021Maternal and child
Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in March 2021 was 28.4%, above the 3-year median of 22.8% for the same month (+5.7 points).
What happened
- March 2021
- 28.4%
- 3-year median
- 22.8%
- Change
- +5.7%
- Change, percentage points
- +5.7 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 28.0%, 2019 22.8%, 2018 22.1%. 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 Tripura
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 28.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2020 | 28.0% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 22.8% | 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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 22.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Tripura
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.2% in May 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 26.4% in February 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in January 2021 was 28.5%, above the 3-year median of 22.4% for the same month (+6.1 points).
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in December 2020 was 27.2%, above the 3-year median of 22.2% for the same month (+5 points).
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in November 2020 was 27.1%, above the 3-year median of 22.1% for the same month (+5.1 points).
- Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in October 2020 was 26.9%, above the 3-year median of 21.6% for the same month (+5.2 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tripura: C-section share of institutional deliveries in March 2021 was 28.4%, above the 3-year median of 22.8% for the same month (+5.7 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--tripura--2021-03--baseline_breach
See also Tripura and 28.4% in context.