RecordFebruary 2019Maternal and child
Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 6.2% in February 2019 is the highest since October 2017.
What happened
- February 2019
- 6.2%
- 2017-10
- 6.5%
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
15 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 6.2% | 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 "Jammu & Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 6.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 "Jammu & Kashmir", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 4.3% in May 2021 is the lowest since February 2018.
- Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 6.1% in April 2021 is the highest since November 2019.
- Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 4.4% in June 2020 is the lowest since April 2018.
- Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 5.0% in April 2020 is the lowest since January 2019.
- Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 6.4% in November 2019 is the highest since October 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jammu and Kashmir: low-birth-weight share of 6.2% in February 2019 is the highest since October 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--jammu-and-kashmir--2019-02--record
See also Jammu and Kashmir and 6.2% in context.