Outside the usual rangeJuly 2020Maternal and child
Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 16.9%, above the 3-year median of 13.9% for the same month (+3 points).
What happened
- July 2020
- 16.9%
- 3-year median
- 13.9%
- Change
- +3.0%
- Change, percentage points
- +3 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: 2019 13.9%, 2018 13.9%, 2017 12.2%. 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 Uttarakhand
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 16.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/D-Jul.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2019 | 13.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 13.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2017 | 12.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 17.2% in May 2021 is the highest since April 2019.
- Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 16.9% in July 2020 is the highest since April 2019.
- Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 13.3% in February 2020 is the lowest since March 2018.
- Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries rose to 20.5% in September 2018, against 12.5% a year earlier (+8 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: C-section share of institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 16.9%, above the 3-year median of 13.9% for the same month (+3 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--uttarakhand--2020-07--baseline_breach
See also Uttarakhand and 16.9% in context.