Outside the usual rangeFebruary 2021Maternal and child
Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share in February 2021 was 5.4%, below the 3-year median of 6.8% for the same month (−1.5 points).
What happened
- February 2021
- 5.4%
- 3-year median
- 6.8%
- Change
- −1.5%
- Change, percentage points
- −1.5 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 an improvement.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2020 5.9%, 2019 6.8%, 2018 6.8%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 5.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/K-Feb.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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 5.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2019 | 6.8% | 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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 6.8% | 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 "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Jharkhand
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 5.4% in February 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 5.8% in January 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 5.9% in February 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 8.2% in November 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 7.9% in October 2019 is the highest since May 2018.
- Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share of 6.5% in March 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jharkhand: low-birth-weight share in February 2021 was 5.4%, below the 3-year median of 6.8% for the same month (−1.5 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--jharkhand--2021-02--baseline_breach
See also Jharkhand and 5.4% in context.