Change on a year earlierFebruary 2019Maternal and child
Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 25.9% in February 2019, against 33.7% a year earlier (−7.7 points).
What happened
- February 2019
- 25.9%
- February 2018
- 33.7%
- Change
- −7.7%
- Change, percentage points
- −7.7 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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 25.9% | 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 "Daman & Diu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 33.7% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Daman & Diu", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Daman and Diu
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 11.9% in December 2019, against 24.1% a year earlier (−12.1 points).
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share of 11.9% in December 2019 is the lowest since August 2018.
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 25.2% in November 2019, against 36.2% a year earlier (−11 points).
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share rose to 22.0% in August 2019, against 11.1% a year earlier (+10.9 points).
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 17.0% in June 2019, against 32.3% a year earlier (−15.3 points).
- Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 20.7% in April 2019, against 33.5% a year earlier (−12.8 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Daman and Diu: low-birth-weight share fell to 25.9% in February 2019, against 33.7% a year earlier (−7.7 points). 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--daman-and-diu--2019-02--yoy_change
See also Daman and Diu and 25.9% in context.