MCH statistics 2019
Main Indicators







Maternal Care at the time of Registration





Regarding Deliveries and postpartum care




Morbidities- Antenatal and postnatal

Antenatal conditions

Postnatal conditions

Infant and child care










Eligible family registration and pre-conception care

Regarding care of over 35y women

Family planning


MCH statistics 2018
FHB | e-RHMIS | |||
Maternal and child health Indicators – Gampaha | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Population | 2,445,213 | 2,369,606 | 2,390,566 | 2,504,981 |
Birth Rate (per 1000 population) | 14.6 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.1 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers registered before 8 weeks of gestation | 75.25 | 77.2 | 76.9 | 77 |
Percentage of teenage pregnant mothers registered | 4.33 | 3.94 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Percentage of primi mothers registered | 36.25 | 37.3 | 36 | 37 |
Percentage Pregnant mothers with gravidity 5 or more registered | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers protected for Rubella | 98.81 | 81.45 | 98.7 | 99 |
Tetanus Toxoid coverage among pregnant mothers | 99.37 | 99.79 | 99.4 | 99.5 |
Percentage of Mothers tested for VDRL at the time of delivery | 98.58 | 99.79 | 98.6 | 99.2 |
Grouping and Rh coverage among pregnant mothers | 99.68 | 100.02 | 99.6 | 99.8 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers visited at least once at home by Public Health Midwife (PHM) | 79.79 | 83.83 | 83.4 | 83.6 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers attending clinics at least once during pregnancy | 96.92 | 97.18 | 98.6 | 97.1 |
Average number of clinic visits by a mother | 5.81 | 5.69 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers with low BMI as it is on or before 12 weeks of gestation | 16.98 | 15.29 | 14.5 | 13.1 |
Percentage of mothers reported with antenatal morbidities | 28.34 | 33.07 | 36.8 | 40.1 |
Percentage of institutional deliveries | 100 | 99.97 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Percentage of home deliveries registered | 0 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Percentage of deliveries with LSCS | 40.12 | 41.5 | 41.9 | 43.9 |
Percentage of untrained deliveries reported | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Percentage of post partum mothers receiving at least one home visit within the 1st 10 postpartum days | 88.93 | 88.65 | 86.3 | 87 |
Average number of postnatal visits within first 10 days | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Percentage of postpartum mothers visited by PHM at or around 42 days | 68.5 | 69.31 | 69.3 | 69 |
Percentage of postpartum mothers receiving Vitamin A megadose | 90.07 | 88 | 93.6 | 85.1 |
Percentage of pregnant mothers reported postnatal morbidities | 12.11 | 12.94 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
Percentage of infants visited at least once at home after 42 days by Public Health Midwife | 48.02 | 45.07 | 43.2 | 44.5 |
Percentage of infants making at least one clinic visit | 90.31 | 92.49 | 88.4 | 94 |
Average number of clinic visits for an infant | 7.18 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7 |
Percentage of children received Vitamin A mega dose at 18 months | 72.55 | 82.16 | 97 | 82.4 |
Percentage of children received Vitamin A mega dose at 3 years | 74.7 | 130.69 | 111.4 | 95.1 |
Percentage Low Birth Weight | 10.79 | 11.03 | 11.5 | 11 |
Percentage of infants weighed | 90.03 | 86.08 | 87.2 | 87.5 |
Percentage of infants who are underweight | 4.6 | 4.78 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Percentage of young children (1-2 years) weighed | 75.65 | 77.08 | 74.3 | 76.2 |
Percentage of young children (1-2 years) who are underweight | 9.07 | 12.04 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
Percentage of preschoolers’ (2 – 5 year) weighed | 44.03 | 66.04 | 66.9 | 67.6 |
Percentage of preschoolers’ (2 – 5 year) who are underweight | 20.8 | 15.32 | 15.1 | 15 |
Percentage of schools in which Health Survey completed | 89.22 | 95.14 | 80.61 | 100 |
Percentage of schools in which School Medical Inspection conducted | 92.55 | 88.11 | 87.23 | 100 |
Percentage of children screened at School Medical Inspection | 67.2 | 77.53 | 69.71 | 88 |
Percentage of children with defects | 20.39 | 21.85 | 21.4 | 21 |
Percentage of eligible families using any contraceptive method (All methods) | 64.72 | 64.85 | 64.9 | 64.5 |
Percentage of eligible families using modern methods | 52.02 | 52.47 | 52.4 | 52.3 |
Percentage of eligible families using traditional methods | 12.7 | 12.38 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
Percentage eligible families with unmet need for family planning | 8.23 | 7.85 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Neonatal Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 6.12 | 5.39 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
Infant Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 8.37 | 7.49 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
Still Birth Rate (per 1000 births) | 3.14 | 5.66 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
Under Five Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 9.35 | 8.37 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
Maternal Mortality Rate (100,000 live births) | 41.2 | 50.1 | 55.1 | 0 |