RecordMarch 2019Maternal and child
Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 15.8% in March 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- March 2019
- 15.8%
- series start 2017-04
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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 a deterioration.
Historical context
23 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 15.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Himachal Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 19.0% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 11.0% in April 2020 is the lowest since July 2018.
- Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 16.4% in September 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 15.3% in August 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Himachal Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 15.8% in March 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--himachal-pradesh--2019-03--record
See also Himachal Pradesh and 15.8% in context.