Change on a year earlierSeptember 2018Healthcare system
Gujarat: inpatient admissions fell to 4,23,499 in September 2018, against 7,76,945 a year earlier (−45%).
What happened
- September 2018
- 4,23,499
- September 2017
- 7,76,945
- Change
- −3,53,446
- Change, per cent
- −45%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 4,23,499 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 7,76,945 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for inpatient admissions in Gujarat
- Gujarat: 3,14,369 inpatient admissions in April 2021, the most since March 2020.
- Gujarat: inpatient admissions rose to 4,41,382 in November 2019, against 3,25,663 a year earlier (+36%).
- Gujarat: 5,15,133 inpatient admissions in September 2019, the most since September 2017.
- Gujarat: 4,90,772 inpatient admissions in August 2019, the most since September 2017.
- Gujarat: 4,59,081 inpatient admissions in July 2019, the most since September 2017.
- Gujarat: inpatient admissions rose to 3,71,870 in May 2018, against 2,77,790 a year earlier (+34%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Gujarat: inpatient admissions fell to 4,23,499 in September 2018, against 7,76,945 a year earlier (−45%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/ipd-admissions--gujarat--2018-09--yoy_change
See also Gujarat and 4,23,499 in context.