RecordAugust 2018Healthcare system
West Bengal: 6,47,919 inpatient admissions in August 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- August 2018
- 6,47,919
- series start 2017-04
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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 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
16 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | 6,47,919 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for inpatient admissions in West Bengal
- West Bengal: inpatient admissions rose to 4,26,661 in April 2021, against 2,63,714 a year earlier (+62%).
- West Bengal: 4,33,187 inpatient admissions in March 2021, the most since February 2020.
- West Bengal: 6,65,954 inpatient admissions in July 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: 6,63,571 inpatient admissions in September 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: 6,47,919 inpatient admissions in August 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/ipd-admissions--west-bengal--2018-08--record
See also West Bengal and 6,47,919 in context.