Change on a year earlierAugust 2018Healthcare system
Lakshadweep: major operations fell to 18 in August 2018, against 127 a year earlier (−86%).
What happened
- August 2018
- 18
- August 2017
- 127
- Change
- −109
- Change, per cent
- −86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | 18 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2017 | 127 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Lakshadweep", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep: major operations fell to 55 in May 2021, against 356 a year earlier (−85%).
- Lakshadweep: major operations in March 2021 was 72, above the 3-year median of 39 for the same month (+85%).
- Lakshadweep: major operations rose to 72 in March 2021, against 39 a year earlier (+85%).
- Lakshadweep: major operations in January 2021 was 105, above the 3-year median of 47 for the same month (+123%).
- Lakshadweep: major operations rose to 105 in January 2021, against 61 a year earlier (+72%).
- Lakshadweep: major operations in December 2020 was 116, above the 3-year median of 50 for the same month (+132%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: major operations fell to 18 in August 2018, against 127 a year earlier (−86%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--lakshadweep--2018-08--yoy_change
See also Lakshadweep and 18 in context.