Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Maternal and child
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).
What happened
- May 2021
- 10.2%
- 4-year median
- 13.3%
- Change
- −3.0%
- Change, percentage points
- −3 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: 2020 11.8%, 2019 13.4%, 2018 13.1%, 2017 13.8%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 10.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 11.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "Tripura", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 13.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.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)] |
| May 2018 | 13.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.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)] |
| May 2017 | 13.8% |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Tripura
- 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.
- Tripura: low-birth-weight share of 10.5% in April 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, 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). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--tripura--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Tripura and 10.2% in context.