RecordSeptember 2018Maternal and child
Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 11.6% in September 2018 is the lowest since April 2017.
What happened
- September 2018
- 11.6%
- 2017-04
- 11.1%
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
16 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 11.6% | 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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 11.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Tripura
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share in May 2021 was 10.2%, below the 4-year median of 13.3% for the same month (−3 points).
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share in December 2020 was 10.1%, below the 3-year median of 13.3% for the same month (−3.2 points).
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 9.5% in July 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 10.2% in June 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share in June 2020 was 10.2%, below the 3-year median of 14.4% for the same month (−4.2 points).
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 10.5% in September 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 11.6% in September 2018 is the lowest since April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--tripura--2018-09--record
See also Tripura and 11.6% in context.