Outside the usual rangeMarch 2021Healthcare system
Puducherry: major operations in March 2021 was 1,797, above the 3-year median of 785 for the same month (+129%).
What happened
- March 2021
- 1,797
- 3-year median
- 785
- Change
- +1,012
- Change, per cent
- +129%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
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
Same-period values: 2020 255, 2019 785, 2018 2,563. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 1,797 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2020 | 255 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 785 | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2018 | 2,563 | 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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Puducherry
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 910 in April 2021, against 362 a year earlier (+151%).
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 1,797 in March 2021, against 255 a year earlier (+605%).
- Puducherry: 1,797 major operations in March 2021, the most since October 2019.
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 1,419 in February 2021, against 402 a year earlier (+253%).
- Puducherry: 1,419 major operations in February 2021, the most since October 2019.
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 1,076 in January 2021, against 570 a year earlier (+89%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: major operations in March 2021 was 1,797, above the 3-year median of 785 for the same month (+129%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--puducherry--2021-03--baseline_breach
See also Puducherry and 1,797 in context.