Change on a year earlierApril 2018Healthcare system
Kerala: inpatient admissions rose to 3,06,593 in April 2018, against 1,87,309 a year earlier (+64%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 3,06,593
- April 2017
- 1,87,309
- Change
- +1,19,284
- Change, per cent
- +64%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 3,06,593 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 1,87,309 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for inpatient admissions in Kerala
- Kerala: 2,87,422 inpatient admissions in March 2021, the most since November 2019.
- Kerala: inpatient admissions fell to 2,76,471 in February 2020, against 12,81,845 a year earlier (−78%).
- Kerala: inpatient admissions rose to 12,81,845 in February 2019, against 2,76,353 a year earlier (+364%).
- Kerala: 12,81,845 inpatient admissions in February 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Kerala: inpatient admissions rose to 3,10,102 in May 2018, against 2,14,829 a year earlier (+44%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: inpatient admissions rose to 3,06,593 in April 2018, against 1,87,309 a year earlier (+64%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/ipd-admissions--kerala--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Kerala and 3,06,593 in context.