Change on a year earlierMarch 2019Healthcare system
Jharkhand: major operations fell to 2,973 in March 2019, against 4,489 a year earlier (−34%).
What happened
- March 2019
- 2,973
- March 2018
- 4,489
- Change
- −1,516
- Change, per cent
- −34%
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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | 2,973 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 4,489 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Jharkhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Jharkhand
- Jharkhand: major operations rose to 1,279 in April 2021, against 644 a year earlier (+99%).
- Jharkhand: major operations fell to 2,699 in March 2021, against 8,360 a year earlier (−68%).
- Jharkhand: major operations fell to 2,980 in February 2021, against 9,889 a year earlier (−70%).
- Jharkhand: major operations fell to 2,196 in December 2020, against 7,258 a year earlier (−70%).
- Jharkhand: major operations fell to 1,320 in November 2020, against 6,714 a year earlier (−80%).
- Jharkhand: major operations fell to 1,463 in October 2020, against 6,834 a year earlier (−79%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Jharkhand: major operations fell to 2,973 in March 2019, against 4,489 a year earlier (−34%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--jharkhand--2019-03--yoy_change
See also Jharkhand and 2,973 in context.