Change on a year earlierMay 2018Healthcare system
Karnataka: major operations rose to 42,706 in May 2018, against 32,250 a year earlier (+32%).
What happened
- May 2018
- 42,706
- May 2017
- 32,250
- Change
- +10,456
- Change, per cent
- +32%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 42,706 | 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 "Karnataka", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 32,250 | 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 "Karnataka", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Karnataka
- Karnataka: major operations rose to 29,534 in April 2021, against 15,383 a year earlier (+92%).
- Karnataka: 41,434 major operations in March 2021, the most since February 2020.
- Karnataka: major operations fell to 15,968 in August 2020, against 45,596 a year earlier (−65%).
- Karnataka: 48,778 major operations in November 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Karnataka: major operations rose to 48,778 in November 2019, against 37,495 a year earlier (+30%).
- Karnataka: 45,596 major operations in August 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Karnataka: major operations rose to 42,706 in May 2018, against 32,250 a year earlier (+32%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--karnataka--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Karnataka and 42,706 in context.