Change on a year earlierOctober 2018Healthcare system
Maharashtra: major operations rose to 30,172 in October 2018, against 23,050 a year earlier (+31%).
What happened
- October 2018
- 30,172
- October 2017
- 23,050
- Change
- +7,122
- Change, per cent
- +31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 30,172 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 23,050 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/G - October.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra: major operations fell to 9,769 in August 2020, against 24,751 a year earlier (−61%).
- Maharashtra: major operations fell to 9,028 in July 2020, against 27,886 a year earlier (−68%).
- Maharashtra: major operations fell to 9,485 in May 2020, against 24,701 a year earlier (−62%).
- Maharashtra: major operations fell to 8,407 in April 2020, against 24,576 a year earlier (−66%).
- Maharashtra: 33,358 major operations in January 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: 31,027 major operations in December 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Maharashtra: major operations rose to 30,172 in October 2018, against 23,050 a year earlier (+31%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--maharashtra--2018-10--yoy_change
See also Maharashtra and 30,172 in context.