Change on a year earlierMay 2021Healthcare system
Goa: major operations fell to 47 in May 2021, against 237 a year earlier (−80%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 47
- May 2020
- 237
- Change
- −190
- Change, per cent
- −80%
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 2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Goa
- Goa: major operations in May 2021 was 47, below the 4-year median of 624 for the same month (−92%).
- 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 fell to 47 in May 2021, against 237 a year earlier (−80%). 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--yoy_change
See also Goa and 47 in context.