Outside the usual rangeApril 2021Maternal and child
Goa: low-birth-weight share in April 2021 was 19.5%, above the 4-year median of 15.4% for the same month (+4.1 points).
What happened
- April 2021
- 19.5%
- 4-year median
- 15.4%
- Change
- +4.1%
- Change, percentage points
- +4.1 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: 2020 16.0%, 2019 16.3%, 2018 14.8%, 2017 14.8%. 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 2021 | 19.5% | 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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2020 | 16.0% | 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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 16.3% | 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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2018 | 14.8% | 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 "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 14.8% |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Goa
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 19.5% in April 2021 is the highest since June 2019.
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 12.8% in December 2020 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 12.9% in October 2020 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 13.5% in September 2020 is the lowest since January 2018.
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 13.8% in July 2020 is the lowest since December 2018.
- Goa: low-birth-weight share of 15.4% in May 2020 is the lowest since December 2018.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: low-birth-weight share in April 2021 was 19.5%, above the 4-year median of 15.4% for the same month (+4.1 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--goa--2021-04--baseline_breach
See also Goa and 19.5% in context.