Outside the usual rangeJune 2020Maternal and child
Bihar: low-birth-weight share in June 2020 was 12.1%, above the 3-year median of 9.8% for the same month (+2.3 points).
What happened
- June 2020
- 12.1%
- 3-year median
- 9.8%
- Change
- +2.3%
- Change, percentage points
- +2.3 pts
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 low-birth-weight share, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2019 11.2%, 2018 9.8%, 2017 9.5%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | 12.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/C-Jun.xlsx: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2019 | 11.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/C - June.xls: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2018 | 9.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/C - June.xls: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| June 2017 | 9.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/C - June.xls: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Bihar
- Bihar: low-birth-weight share in January 2021 was 10.7%, above the 3-year median of 8.6% for the same month (+2.1 points).
- Bihar: low-birth-weight share of 12.1% in April 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: low-birth-weight share of 11.2% in July 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: low-birth-weight share of 11.2% in June 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Bihar: low-birth-weight share of 10.7% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: low-birth-weight share in June 2020 was 12.1%, above the 3-year median of 9.8% for the same month (+2.3 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, June 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--bihar--2020-06--baseline_breach
See also Bihar and 12.1% in context.