RecordMay 2021Healthcare system
Sikkim: 280 major operations in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- May 2021
- 280
- series start 2017-04
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Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
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
49 consecutive earlier months were lower.
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)] |
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: major operations in May 2021 was 280, above the 4-year median of 121 for the same month (+131%).
- 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: 280 major operations in May 2021, the most in the series, which begins April 2017. 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--record
See also Sikkim and 280 in context.