Outside the usual rangeMarch 2021Maternal and child
Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share in March 2021 was 9.9%, below the 3-year median of 12.4% for the same month (−2.5 points).
What happened
- March 2021
- 9.9%
- 3-year median
- 12.4%
- Change
- −2.5%
- Change, percentage points
- −2.5 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 12.4%, 2019 11.7%, 2018 12.4%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 9.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2020 | 12.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 11.7% | 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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 12.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 9.6% in April 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 9.9% in March 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 10.0% in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 10.7% in June 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 10.9% in April 2019 is the lowest since June 2017.
- Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share of 14.4% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Maharashtra: low-birth-weight share in March 2021 was 9.9%, below the 3-year median of 12.4% for the same month (−2.5 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--maharashtra--2021-03--baseline_breach
See also Maharashtra and 9.9% in context.