RecordSeptember 2019Maternal and child
Madhya Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 17.1% in September 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- September 2019
- 17.1%
- 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
29 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | 17.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Madhya Pradesh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 14.5% in March 2021 is the lowest since May 2019.
- Madhya Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 17.4% in October 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Madhya Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 15.9% in August 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Madhya Pradesh: low-birth-weight share of 17.1% in September 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, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--madhya-pradesh--2019-09--record
See also Madhya Pradesh and 17.1% in context.