Outside the usual rangeMay 2021Healthcare system
Sikkim: major operations in May 2021 was 280, above the 4-year median of 121 for the same month (+131%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 280
- 4-year median
- 121
- Change
- +159
- Change, per cent
- +131%
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 46, 2019 47, 2018 207, 2017 195. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 280 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2020 | 46 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.xlsx: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2019 | 47 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2018 | 207 | 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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 195 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Sikkim
- Sikkim: major operations rose to 280 in May 2021, against 46 a year earlier (+509%).
- Sikkim: 280 major operations in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Sikkim: major operations rose to 74 in February 2021, against 29 a year earlier (+155%).
- Sikkim: major operations in February 2021 was 74, above the 3-year median of 29 for the same month (+155%).
- Sikkim: 85 major operations in January 2021, the most since July 2019.
- Sikkim: major operations rose to 85 in January 2021, against 51 a year earlier (+67%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: major operations in May 2021 was 280, above the 4-year median of 121 for the same month (+131%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--sikkim--2021-05--baseline_breach
See also Sikkim and 280 in context.