Outside the usual rangeMarch 2021Maternal and child
Bihar: institutional deliveries in March 2021 was 3,63,967, above the 3-year median of 1,22,478 for the same month (+197%).
What happened
- March 2021
- 3,63,967
- 3-year median
- 1,22,478
- Change
- +2,41,489
- Change, per cent
- +197%
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 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 1,20,216, 2019 1,27,004, 2018 1,22,478. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 3,63,967 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2020 | 1,20,216 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 1,27,004 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 1,22,478 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for institutional deliveries in Bihar
- Bihar: 3,63,967 institutional deliveries in March 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: institutional deliveries rose to 3,63,967 in March 2021, against 1,20,216 a year earlier (+203%).
- Bihar: institutional deliveries rose to 1,82,330 in December 2019, against 1,31,740 a year earlier (+38%).
- Bihar: 1,91,147 institutional deliveries in August 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: 1,86,432 institutional deliveries in October 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: 1,83,772 institutional deliveries in September 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: institutional deliveries in March 2021 was 3,63,967, above the 3-year median of 1,22,478 for the same month (+197%). 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/institutional-deliveries--bihar--2021-03--baseline_breach
See also Bihar and 3,63,967 in context.