RecordOctober 2018Maternal and child
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 99.5% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- October 2018
- 99.5%
- 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 institutional delivery share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
18 consecutive earlier months were lower.
Full history of institutional delivery share in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 99.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) / ('2.1.1.a' Number of Home Deliveries attended by Skill Birth Attendant(SBA) (Doctor/Nurse/ANM) + '2.1.1.b' Number of Home Deliveries attended by Non SBA (Trained Birth Attendant(TBA) /Relatives/etc.) + '2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "A & N Islands", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for institutional delivery share in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 99.0% in September 2020 is the highest since October 2018.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 97.3% in March 2020 is the lowest since December 2018.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 99.0% in January 2020 is the highest since October 2018.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 98.7% in November 2019 is the highest since October 2018.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 96.0% in July 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 99.1% in April 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 99.5% in October 2018 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, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/institutional-delivery-share--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2018-10--record
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 99.5% in context.