Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Healthcare system
Goa: major operations in May 2021 was 47, below the 4-year median of 624 for the same month (−92%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 47
- 4-year median
- 624
- Change
- −577
- Change, per cent
- −92%
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: 2020 237, 2019 713, 2018 640, 2017 608. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 47 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 237 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 713 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2018 | 640 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 608 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Goa
- Goa: major operations fell to 47 in May 2021, against 237 a year earlier (−80%).
- Goa: major operations rose to 532 in April 2021, against 196 a year earlier (+171%).
- Goa: 654 major operations in March 2021, the most since February 2020.
- Goa: major operations fell to 293 in November 2020, against 771 a year earlier (−62%).
- Goa: major operations fell to 299 in October 2020, against 772 a year earlier (−61%).
- Goa: major operations fell to 145 in September 2020, against 824 a year earlier (−82%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: major operations in May 2021 was 47, below the 4-year median of 624 for the same month (−92%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--goa--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Goa and 47 in context.