Outside the usual rangeApril 2020Maternal and child
Bihar: fully immunised children in April 2020 was 10,268, below the 3-year median of 1,96,985 for the same month (−95%).
What happened
- April 2020
- 10,268
- 3-year median
- 1,96,985
- Change
- −1,86,717
- Change, per cent
- −95%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For fully immunised children, 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
Same-period values: 2019 2,00,509, 2018 1,96,985, 2017 1,86,203. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 10,268 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.xlsx: '9.2.4.a' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized- Male + '9.2.4.b' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized - Female; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 2,00,509 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: '9.2.4.a' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized- Male + '9.2.4.b' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized - Female; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2018 | 1,96,985 | 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: '9.2.4.a' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized- Male + '9.2.4.b' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized - Female; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 1,86,203 | 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: '9.2.4.a' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized- Male + '9.2.4.b' Children aged between 9 and 11 months fully immunized - Female; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for fully immunised children in Bihar
- Bihar: fully immunised children rose to 1,84,455 in April 2021, against 10,268 a year earlier (+1696%).
- Bihar: 2,55,570 fully immunised children in October 2020, the most since July 2018.
- Bihar: 2,54,396 fully immunised children in September 2020, the most since August 2019.
- Bihar: fully immunised children fell to 10,268 in April 2020, against 2,00,509 a year earlier (−95%).
- Bihar: fully immunised children rose to 2,35,772 in February 2020, against 93,295 a year earlier (+153%).
- Bihar: fully immunised children rose to 2,34,901 in January 2020, against 1,24,200 a year earlier (+89%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: fully immunised children in April 2020 was 10,268, below the 3-year median of 1,96,985 for the same month (−95%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/fully-immunised-children--bihar--2020-04--baseline_breach
See also Bihar and 10,268 in context.