Change on a year earlierFebruary 2019Healthcare system
Kerala: outpatient attendance rose to 4,86,59,031 in February 2019, against 93,82,142 a year earlier (+419%).
What happened
- February 2019
- 4,86,59,031
- February 2018
- 93,82,142
- Change
- +3,92,76,889
- Change, per cent
- +419%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 4,86,59,031 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 93,82,142 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for outpatient attendance in Kerala
- Kerala: outpatient attendance fell to 1,08,06,175 in February 2020, against 4,86,59,031 a year earlier (−78%).
- Kerala: 4,86,59,031 outpatient attendance in February 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Kerala: outpatient attendance fell to 1,14,03,404 in September 2018, against 1,70,35,078 a year earlier (−33%).
- Kerala: outpatient attendance rose to 1,02,49,494 in May 2018, against 71,84,950 a year earlier (+43%).
- Kerala: outpatient attendance rose to 87,78,580 in April 2018, against 54,85,736 a year earlier (+60%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: outpatient attendance rose to 4,86,59,031 in February 2019, against 93,82,142 a year earlier (+419%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/opd-attendance--kerala--2019-02--yoy_change
See also Kerala and 4,86,59,031 in context.