Change on a year earlierSeptember 2020Healthcare system
Assam: major operations fell to 2,249 in September 2020, against 6,143 a year earlier (−63%).
What happened
- September 2020
- 2,249
- September 2019
- 6,143
- Change
- −3,894
- Change, per cent
- −63%
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 major operations, 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 2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | 2,249 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/F-Sep.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2019 | 6,143 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/F - September.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Assam
- Assam: major operations rose to 1,903 in May 2021, against 1,150 a year earlier (+65%).
- Assam: major operations rose to 3,147 in April 2021, against 874 a year earlier (+260%).
- Assam: 5,619 major operations in March 2021, the most since November 2019.
- Assam: 5,188 major operations in February 2021, the most since December 2019.
- Assam: major operations fell to 1,939 in August 2020, against 6,374 a year earlier (−70%).
- Assam: major operations fell to 1,574 in July 2020, against 5,984 a year earlier (−74%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: major operations fell to 2,249 in September 2020, against 6,143 a year earlier (−63%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--assam--2020-09--yoy_change
See also Assam and 2,249 in context.