Outside the usual rangeJuly 2020Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 126, above the 3-year median of 56 for the same month (+125%).
What happened
- July 2020
- 126
- 3-year median
- 56
- Change
- +70
- Change, per cent
- +125%
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: 2019 70, 2018 56, 2017 56. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | 126 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2019 | 70 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 56 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2017 | 56 | 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: '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for institutional deliveries in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep: 126 institutional deliveries in July 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Lakshadweep: institutional deliveries rose to 126 in July 2020, against 70 a year earlier (+80%).
- Lakshadweep: 115 institutional deliveries in May 2020, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Lakshadweep: 89 institutional deliveries in October 2019, the most since May 2017.
- Lakshadweep: institutional deliveries rose to 71 in August 2018, against 46 a year earlier (+54%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: institutional deliveries in July 2020 was 126, above the 3-year median of 56 for the same month (+125%). 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/institutional-deliveries--lakshadweep--2020-07--baseline_breach
See also Lakshadweep and 126 in context.