RecordSeptember 2020Maternal and child
Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 16.8% in September 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- September 2020
- 16.8%
- 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
41 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | 16.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/F-Sep.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 "Odisha", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Odisha
- Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 17.8% in June 2020 is the lowest since May 2018.
- Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 18.1% in February 2020 is the lowest since May 2018.
- Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 20.3% in October 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 20.1% in September 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 20.0% in July 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Odisha: low-birth-weight share of 16.8% in September 2020 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, September 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--odisha--2020-09--record
See also Odisha and 16.8% in context.