RecordMarch 2020Maternal and child
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: institutional delivery share of 97.3% in March 2020 is the lowest since December 2018.
What happened
- March 2020
- 97.3%
- 2018-12
- 96.1%
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
14 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of institutional delivery share in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 97.3% | 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)) / ('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)] |
| December 2018 | 96.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, December 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/I - December.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 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 99.5% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- 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 97.3% in March 2020 is the lowest since December 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/institutional-delivery-share--andaman-and-nicobar-islands--2020-03--record
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 97.3% in context.