RecordMarch 2019Maternal and child
Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 2.7% in March 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- March 2019
- 2.7%
- 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 an improvement.
Historical context
23 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 2.7% | 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 "Manipur", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Manipur
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 3.1% in May 2021 is the lowest since October 2019.
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share in April 2021 was 4.7%, above the 4-year median of 3.8% for the same month (+0.9 points).
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 3.2% in March 2021 is the lowest since October 2019.
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 5.3% in June 2020 is the highest since January 2019.
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 1.9% in October 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 2.2% in September 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Manipur: low-birth-weight share of 2.7% in March 2019 is the lowest 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, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--manipur--2019-03--record
See also Manipur and 2.7% in context.