Change on a year earlierApril 2018Healthcare system
Rajasthan: outpatient attendance rose to 92,27,683 in April 2018, against 70,35,739 a year earlier (+31%).
What happened
- April 2018
- 92,27,683
- April 2017
- 70,35,739
- Change
- +21,91,944
- Change, per cent
- +31%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 92,27,683 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 70,35,739 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: '14.2.1' Allopathic- Outpatient attendance + '14.2.2' Ayush - Outpatient attendance; column "Rajasthan", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for outpatient attendance in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan: 1,39,15,454 outpatient attendance in September 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: 1,27,35,053 outpatient attendance in August 2019, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: 1,21,03,244 outpatient attendance in September 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Rajasthan: 1,11,73,702 outpatient attendance in August 2018, the most in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Rajasthan: outpatient attendance rose to 92,27,683 in April 2018, against 70,35,739 a year earlier (+31%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/opd-attendance--rajasthan--2018-04--yoy_change
See also Rajasthan and 92,27,683 in context.