Change on a year earlierNovember 2019Healthcare system
Maharashtra: outpatient attendance rose to 98,24,725 in November 2019, against 75,42,439 a year earlier (+30%).
What happened
- November 2019
- 98,24,725
- November 2018
- 75,42,439
- Change
- +22,82,286
- Change, per cent
- +30%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | 98,24,725 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2018 | 75,42,439 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Maharashtra", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for outpatient attendance in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra: 1,05,99,813 outpatient attendance in September 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: 1,04,12,699 outpatient attendance in July 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Maharashtra: 97,71,820 outpatient attendance in September 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Maharashtra: outpatient attendance rose to 98,24,725 in November 2019, against 75,42,439 a year earlier (+30%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/opd-attendance--maharashtra--2019-11--yoy_change
See also Maharashtra and 98,24,725 in context.