State vs IndiaApril 2021Maternal and child
Chandigarh's low-birth-weight share of 25.7% in April 2021 is above the India figure of 11.5% (+14.2 points).
What happened
- April 2021
- 25.7%
- India
- 11.5%
- Change
- +14.2%
- Change, percentage points
- +14.2 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 low-birth-weight share, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Ranks 2 of 36 reporting states and union territories (highest first).
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 11.5% | 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: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2021 | 25.7% | 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: ('4.4.2' Number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 kg) / ('4.4.1' Number of newborns weighed at birth) × 100; column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Chandigarh
- Chandigarh's low-birth-weight share of 26.1% in May 2021 is above the India figure of 11.7% (+14.4 points).
- Chandigarh's low-birth-weight share of 28.4% in March 2021 is above the India figure of 11.3% (+17.1 points).
- Chandigarh: low-birth-weight share of 31.0% in February 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chandigarh: low-birth-weight share in February 2021 was 31.0%, above the 3-year median of 22.3% for the same month (+8.8 points).
- Chandigarh: low-birth-weight share of 22.4% in August 2020 is the lowest since April 2019.
- Chandigarh: low-birth-weight share of 29.6% in June 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chandigarh's low-birth-weight share of 25.7% in April 2021 is above the India figure of 11.5% (+14.2 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/low-birth-weight-share--chandigarh--2021-04--vs_parent
See also Chandigarh and 25.7% in context.