Outside the usual rangeSeptember 2020Maternal and child
Sikkim: low-birth-weight share in September 2020 was 6.4%, below the 3-year median of 9.2% for the same month (−2.8 points).
What happened
- September 2020
- 6.4%
- 3-year median
- 9.2%
- Change
- −2.8%
- Change, percentage points
- −2.8 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: 2019 8.4%, 2018 9.4%, 2017 9.2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | 6.4% | 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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2019 | 8.4% | 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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2018 | 9.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 9.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Sikkim
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share of 12.1% in August 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share in August 2020 was 12.1%, above the 3-year median of 7.8% for the same month (+4.2 points).
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share in June 2020 was 3.3%, below the 3-year median of 7.8% for the same month (−4.5 points).
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share of 3.3% in June 2020 is the lowest since February 2019.
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share in April 2020 was 11.0%, above the 3-year median of 6.2% for the same month (+4.7 points).
- Sikkim: low-birth-weight share rose to 10.5% in February 2020, against 2.8% a year earlier (+7.7 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: low-birth-weight share in September 2020 was 6.4%, below the 3-year median of 9.2% for the same month (−2.8 points). 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--sikkim--2020-09--baseline_breach
See also Sikkim and 6.4% in context.