State vs IndiaApril 2021Maternal and child
Uttarakhand's institutional delivery share of 87.1% in April 2021 is below the India figure of 95.1% (−8 points).
What happened
- April 2021
- 87.1%
- India
- 95.1%
- Change
- −8.0%
- Change, percentage points
- −8 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 32 of 36 reporting states and union territories (highest first).
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 95.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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)] |
| April 2021 | 87.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for institutional delivery share in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: institutional delivery share of 81.1% in May 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttarakhand's institutional delivery share of 81.1% in May 2021 is below the India figure of 94.3% (−13.2 points).
- Uttarakhand: institutional delivery share of 84.4% in September 2020 is the lowest since December 2017.
- Uttarakhand: institutional delivery share of 85.7% in August 2020 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Uttarakhand: institutional delivery share of 86.4% in June 2020 is the lowest since November 2018.
- Uttarakhand: institutional delivery share of 86.5% in April 2020 is the lowest since November 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand's institutional delivery share of 87.1% in April 2021 is below the India figure of 95.1% (−8 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/institutional-delivery-share--uttarakhand--2021-04--vs_parent
See also Uttarakhand and 87.1% in context.