Outside the usual rangeJanuary 2021Maternal and child
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).
What happened
- January 2021
- 9.1%
- 3-year median
- 6.4%
- Change
- +2.7%
- Change, percentage points
- +2.7 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 10.9%, 2019 6.4%, 2018 6.0%. 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 Uttar Pradesh
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 9.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/J-Jan.xlsx: ('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)] |
| January 2020 | 10.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/J - January.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)] |
| January 2019 | 6.4% | 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 "Uttar Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| January 2018 | 6.0% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/J - January.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 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).
- Uttar Pradesh: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 9.8%, above the 3-year median of 5.4% for the same month (+4.5 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, January 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--uttar-pradesh--2021-01--baseline_breach
See also Uttar Pradesh and 9.1% in context.