RecordWeek 16 of 2024 (15–21 Apr)Outbreaks
India: 16 food poisoning outbreaks in week 16 of 2024, the most since week 19 of 2016.
What happened
- Week 16 of 2024
- 16
- 2016-W19
- 16
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 food poisoning outbreaks, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
412 consecutive earlier weeks were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16 of 2024 | 16 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2024 week 16 (2024-04-15 to 2024-04-21) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2024-W16, count over 16 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AS/SNT/2024/16/659, p.5 CT/BBR/2024/16/666, p.5 CT/BLS/2024/16/667, p.5 CT/KAW/2024/16/668, p.6 GJ/GSN/2024/16/670, p.8 KN/KOD/2024/16/677, p.9 KN/TUM/2024/16/678, p.9 KN/TUM/2024/16/679, p.11 KL/KOA/2024/16/684, p.12 KL/KOA/2024/16/685, p.15 MH/PNE/2024/16/696, p.18 TN/CMB/2024/16/703, p.18 TL/NLN/2024/16/6704, p.18 UP/BBN/2024/16/6705, p.19 WB/NCP/2024/16/707, p.22 UP/MTH/2024/16/714 |
| Week 19 of 2016 | 16 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2016 week 19 (2016-05-09 to 2016-05-15) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2016-W19, count over 16 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AP/VIZ/2016/19/1060, p.3 AS/KMR/2016/19/1062, p.3 CT/BLD/2016/19/1063, p.4 KN/CHI/2016/19/1071, p.6 MH/AMR/2016/19/1079, p.7 OR/BAG/2016/19/1082, p.7 OR/DGH/2016/19/1083, p.7 OR/NAU/2016/19/1085, p.8 TL/ADL/2016/19/1090, p.9 UP/LKW/2016/19/1094, p.9 WB/BWN/2016/19/1096, p.10 WB/MRS/2016/19/1099, p.10 WB/MRS/2016/19/1100, p.10 WB/NDA/2016/19/1101, p.10 WB/MDN/2016/19/1102, p.12 BH/SUP/2016/19/1113 |
Source and method
More signals for food poisoning outbreaks in India
- India: 12 food poisoning outbreaks in week 30 of 2026, the most since week 18 of 2025.
- India: 10 food poisoning outbreaks in week 7 of 2026, the most since week 30 of 2025.
- India: 27 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 1 of 2026, against a median of 15 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 24 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 50 of 2025, against a median of 12 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- India: 21 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 49 of 2025, against a median of 13 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- India: 27 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 40 of 2025, against a median of 15 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 16 food poisoning outbreaks in week 16 of 2024, the most since week 19 of 2016. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2024 week 16 (2024-04-15 to 2024-04-21). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2024-w16--record
See also India and 16 in context.