RecordJuly 2018Healthcare system
West Bengal: 33,504 major operations in July 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- July 2018
- 33,504
- 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
15 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 33,504 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in West Bengal
- West Bengal: major operations rose to 28,010 in April 2021, against 10,774 a year earlier (+160%).
- West Bengal: major operations rose to 32,358 in March 2021, against 19,756 a year earlier (+64%).
- West Bengal: 32,358 major operations in March 2021, the most since January 2020.
- West Bengal: major operations fell to 10,774 in April 2020, against 29,092 a year earlier (−63%).
- West Bengal: 36,382 major operations in November 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: major operations rose to 36,382 in November 2019, against 26,937 a year earlier (+35%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: 33,504 major operations in July 2018, 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, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--west-bengal--2018-07--record
See also West Bengal and 33,504 in context.