Outside the usual rangeApril 2020Maternal and child
Chhattisgarh: low-birth-weight share in April 2020 was 11.1%, above the 3-year median of 9.1% for the same month (+2 points).
What happened
- April 2020
- 11.1%
- 3-year median
- 9.1%
- Change
- +2.0%
- Change, percentage points
- +2 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 10.2%, 2018 9.1%, 2017 9.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 11.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(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 "Chhattisgarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 10.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Chhattisgarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2018 | 9.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Chhattisgarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 9.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Chhattisgarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh: low-birth-weight share of 13.0% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chhattisgarh: low-birth-weight share of 12.8% in July 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Chhattisgarh: low-birth-weight share of 11.0% in August 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chhattisgarh: low-birth-weight share in April 2020 was 11.1%, above the 3-year median of 9.1% for the same month (+2 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--chhattisgarh--2020-04--baseline_breach
See also Chhattisgarh and 11.1% in context.