State vs IndiaMarch 2021Maternal and child
Meghalaya's institutional delivery share of 61.4% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 95.6% (−34.1 points).
What happened
- March 2021
- 61.4%
- India
- 95.6%
- Change
- −34.1%
- Change, percentage points
- −34.1 pts
Why it matters
The state is compared with the all-India figure for the same period, and only flagged when the gap is large relative to how far states usually sit from each other.
For institutional delivery share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Ranks 36 of 36 reporting states and union territories (highest first).
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 95.6% | 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)) / ('2.1.1.a' Number of Home Deliveries attended by Skill Birth Attendant(SBA) (Doctor/Nurse/ANM/ Midwife) + '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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2021 | 61.4% | 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)) / ('2.1.1.a' Number of Home Deliveries attended by Skill Birth Attendant(SBA) (Doctor/Nurse/ANM/ Midwife) + '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 "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for institutional delivery share in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya's institutional delivery share of 52.2% in May 2021 is below the India figure of 94.3% (−42.1 points).
- Meghalaya: institutional delivery share of 52.2% in May 2021 is the lowest since April 2018.
- Meghalaya's institutional delivery share of 59.2% in April 2021 is below the India figure of 95.1% (−35.9 points).
- Meghalaya: institutional delivery share of 52.6% in April 2020 is the lowest since April 2018.
- Meghalaya: institutional delivery share of 66.3% in December 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: institutional delivery share of 62.5% in December 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya's institutional delivery share of 61.4% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 95.6% (−34.1 points). 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-delivery-share--meghalaya--2021-03--vs_parent
See also Meghalaya and 61.4% in context.