Change on a year earlierAugust 2019Healthcare system
Goa: outpatient attendance rose to 2,68,478 in August 2019, against 2,03,332 a year earlier (+32%).
What happened
- August 2019
- 2,68,478
- August 2018
- 2,03,332
- Change
- +65,146
- Change, per cent
- +32%
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 outpatient attendance, 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 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | 2,68,478 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| August 2018 | 2,03,332 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/E - August.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Goa", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for outpatient attendance in Goa
- Goa: outpatient attendance rose to 1,36,859 in April 2021, against 81,520 a year earlier (+68%).
- Goa: outpatient attendance fell to 95,437 in August 2020, against 2,68,478 a year earlier (−64%).
- Goa: outpatient attendance rose to 2,42,617 in February 2020, against 1,80,608 a year earlier (+34%).
- Goa: 2,68,478 outpatient attendance in August 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Goa: 2,24,866 outpatient attendance in July 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Goa: 2,03,332 outpatient attendance in August 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Goa: outpatient attendance rose to 2,68,478 in August 2019, against 2,03,332 a year earlier (+32%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, August 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/opd-attendance--goa--2019-08--yoy_change
See also Goa and 2,68,478 in context.