Outside the usual rangeApril 2020Healthcare system
Chandigarh: major operations in April 2020 was 1,308, below the 3-year median of 6,804 for the same month (−81%).
What happened
- April 2020
- 1,308
- 3-year median
- 6,804
- Change
- −5,496
- Change, per cent
- −81%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2019 6,804, 2018 6,857, 2017 6,054. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 1,308 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 6,804 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2018 | 6,857 | 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: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 6,054 | 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: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Chandigarh", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Chandigarh
- Chandigarh: major operations rose to 2,750 in April 2021, against 1,308 a year earlier (+110%).
- Chandigarh: 4,542 major operations in March 2021, the most since February 2020.
- Chandigarh: major operations fell to 2,553 in October 2020, against 6,696 a year earlier (−62%).
- Chandigarh: major operations fell to 1,949 in September 2020, against 6,553 a year earlier (−70%).
- Chandigarh: major operations fell to 2,109 in August 2020, against 6,827 a year earlier (−69%).
- Chandigarh: major operations fell to 2,496 in July 2020, against 6,731 a year earlier (−63%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Chandigarh: major operations in April 2020 was 1,308, below the 3-year median of 6,804 for the same month (−81%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--chandigarh--2020-04--baseline_breach
See also Chandigarh and 1,308 in context.