RecordFebruary 2020Maternal and child
Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share of 3.6% in February 2020 is the lowest since November 2018.
What happened
- February 2020
- 3.6%
- 2018-11
- 1.5%
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 an improvement.
Historical context
14 consecutive earlier months were higher. This value is a small-sample estimate.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | 3.6% | 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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2018 | 1.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share of 14.0% in May 2021 is the highest since July 2019.
- Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share in February 2021 was 9.1%, above the 3-year median of 3.6% for the same month (+5.5 points).
- Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share of 3.0% in November 2020 is the lowest since November 2018.
- Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share in June 2020 was 9.2%, above the 3-year median of 6.1% for the same month (+3.1 points).
- Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share of 16.9% in June 2019 is the highest since July 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: low-birth-weight share of 3.6% in February 2020 is the lowest since November 2018. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--lakshadweep--2020-02--record
See also Lakshadweep and 3.6% in context.