Change on a year earlierFebruary 2021Healthcare system
Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 3,266 in February 2021, against 12,450 a year earlier (−74%).
What happened
- February 2021
- 3,266
- February 2020
- 12,450
- Change
- −9,184
- Change, per cent
- −74%
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For inpatient admissions, 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
Compared with the same month of 2020, which removes ordinary seasonality. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 3,266 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/K-Feb.xlsx: '14.3.1.a' Inpatient (Male) - Children < 18 years + '14.3.1.b' Inpatient (Male)- Adults + '14.3.2.a' Inpatient (Female) - Children < 18 years + '14.3.2.b' Inpatient (Female)- Adults; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 12,450 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: '14.3.1.a' Inpatient (Male)- Children<18yrs + '14.3.1.b' Inpatient (Male)- Adults + '14.3.2.a' Inpatient (Female)- Children<18yrs + '14.3.2.b' Inpatient (Female)- Adults; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for inpatient admissions in Goa
- Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 3,102 in January 2021, against 13,466 a year earlier (−77%).
- Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 2,940 in September 2020, against 7,903 a year earlier (−63%).
- Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 3,042 in August 2020, against 14,666 a year earlier (−79%).
- Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 3,708 in July 2020, against 14,095 a year earlier (−74%).
- Goa: inpatient admissions rose to 12,450 in February 2020, against 6,864 a year earlier (+81%).
- Goa: inpatient admissions rose to 13,466 in January 2020, against 7,140 a year earlier (+89%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: inpatient admissions fell to 3,266 in February 2021, against 12,450 a year earlier (−74%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/ipd-admissions--goa--2021-02--yoy_change
See also Goa and 3,266 in context.