Outside the usual rangeNovember 2020Maternal and child
Telangana: low-birth-weight share in November 2020 was 8.0%, above the 3-year median of 6.4% for the same month (+1.6 points).
What happened
- November 2020
- 8.0%
- 3-year median
- 6.4%
- Change
- +1.6%
- Change, percentage points
- +1.6 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 a deterioration.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2019 7.5%, 2018 6.4%, 2017 6.3%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | 8.0% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/H-Nov.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 "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2019 | 7.5% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2018 | 6.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2017 | 6.3% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Telangana
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share of 5.9% in May 2021 is the lowest since February 2019.
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share in October 2020 was 10.3%, above the 3-year median of 7.4% for the same month (+2.8 points).
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share of 11.0% in September 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share in September 2020 was 11.0%, above the 3-year median of 7.7% for the same month (+3.3 points).
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share of 6.7% in April 2020 is the lowest since March 2019.
- Telangana: low-birth-weight share of 9.3% in August 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Telangana: low-birth-weight share in November 2020 was 8.0%, above the 3-year median of 6.4% for the same month (+1.6 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--telangana--2020-11--baseline_breach
See also Telangana and 8.0% in context.