RecordMarch 2021Healthcare system
Puducherry: 5,01,160 outpatient attendance in March 2021, the most since February 2020.
What happened
- March 2021
- 5,01,160
- 2020-02
- 5,19,038
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 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
12 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | 5,01,160 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/L-Mar.xlsx: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 5,19,038 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for outpatient attendance in Puducherry
- Puducherry: outpatient attendance fell to 2,79,132 in October 2020, against 8,65,540 a year earlier (−68%).
- Puducherry: outpatient attendance fell to 3,42,571 in August 2020, against 8,59,217 a year earlier (−60%).
- Puducherry: 8,76,482 outpatient attendance in October 2018, the most since September 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: 5,01,160 outpatient attendance in March 2021, the most since February 2020. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/opd-attendance--puducherry--2021-03--record
See also Puducherry and 5,01,160 in context.