RecordFebruary 2019Maternal and child
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 30.9% in February 2019 is the lowest since June 2017.
What happened
- February 2019
- 30.9%
- 2017-06
- 26.7%
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For low-birth-weight share, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
19 consecutive earlier months were higher.
Full history of low-birth-weight share in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 30.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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)] |
| June 2017 | 26.7% | 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 "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 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).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share fell to 31.8% in May 2018, against 39.6% a year earlier (−7.8 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: low-birth-weight share of 30.9% in February 2019 is the lowest since June 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--dadra-and-nagar-haveli--2019-02--record
See also Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 30.9% in context.