Change on a year earlierMay 2018Maternal and child
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share fell to 31.8% in May 2018, against 39.6% a year earlier (−7.8 points).
What happened
- May 2018
- 31.8%
- May 2017
- 39.6%
- Change
- −7.8%
- Change, percentage points
- −7.8 pts
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For low-birth-weight share, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
Full history of low-birth-weight share in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 31.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Dadra & Nagar Haveli", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 39.6% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.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 "Dadra & Nagar Haveli", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 43.5% in September 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 30.9% in February 2019 is the lowest since June 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share fell to 30.9% in February 2019, against 38.7% a year earlier (−7.7 points).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 31.7% in October 2018 is the lowest since June 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 42.6% in August 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share rose to 37.2% in June 2018, against 26.7% a year earlier (+10.6 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share fell to 31.8% in May 2018, against 39.6% a year earlier (−7.8 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--dadra-and-nagar-haveli--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 31.8% in context.