RecordMarch 2021Healthcare system
Assam: 5,619 major operations in March 2021, the most since November 2019.
What happened
- March 2021
- 5,619
- 2019-11
- 6,220
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 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
15 consecutive earlier months were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 5,619 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2019 | 6,220 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.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: 5,188 major operations in February 2021, the most since December 2019.
- Assam: major operations fell to 2,249 in September 2020, against 6,143 a year earlier (−63%).
- 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: 5,619 major operations in March 2021, the most since November 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--assam--2021-03--record
See also Assam and 5,619 in context.