RecordAugust 2019Maternal and child
Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 7.9% in August 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- August 2019
- 7.9%
- 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
28 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 Uttar Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 7.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Uttar Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in February 2021 was 9.3%, above the 3-year median of 5.7% for the same month (+3.6 points).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in January 2021 was 9.1%, above the 3-year median of 6.4% for the same month (+2.7 points).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in December 2020 was 9.5%, above the 3-year median of 5.6% for the same month (+3.9 points).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in November 2020 was 8.7%, above the 3-year median of 5.2% for the same month (+3.5 points).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in September 2020 was 8.3%, above the 3-year median of 5.2% for the same month (+3.1 points).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in August 2020 was 8.5%, above the 3-year median of 5.4% for the same month (+3.1 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 7.9% in August 2019 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, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--uttar-pradesh--2019-08--record
See also Uttar Pradesh and 7.9% in context.