Outside the usual rangeMarch 2021Maternal and child
Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share in March 2021 was 8.8%, above the 3-year median of 5.9% for the same month (+2.9 points).
What happened
- March 2021
- 8.8%
- 3-year median
- 5.9%
- Change
- +2.9%
- Change, percentage points
- +2.9 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: 2020 5.9%, 2019 7.9%, 2018 5.6%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 8.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2020 | 5.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 7.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 5.6% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for low-birth-weight share in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share in April 2021 was 10.9%, above the 4-year median of 7.9% for the same month (+3 points).
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share of 10.9% in April 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share of 8.8% in March 2021 is the highest since August 2019.
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share of 8.7% in January 2021 is the highest since August 2019.
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share in September 2020 was 7.9%, above the 3-year median of 6.4% for the same month (+1.6 points).
- Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share in August 2020 was 5.8%, below the 3-year median of 9.1% for the same month (−3.3 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: low-birth-weight share in March 2021 was 8.8%, above the 3-year median of 5.9% for the same month (+2.9 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/low-birth-weight-share--uttarakhand--2021-03--baseline_breach
See also Uttarakhand and 8.8% in context.