Change on a year earlierJuly 2019Maternal and child
Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 107.6 per 100 BCG doses in July 2019, against 134.2 a year earlier (−20%).
What happened
- July 2019
- 107.6
- July 2018
- 134.2
- Change
- −26.5
- Change, per cent
- −20%
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 MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 107.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: ('9.2.1' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles & Rubella (MR)- 1st Dose + '9.2.2' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles 1st dose) / ('9.1.2' Child immunisation - BCG) × 100; column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| July 2018 | 134.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/D - July.xls: ('9.2.1' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles & Rubella (MR)- 1st Dose + '9.2.2' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles 1st dose) / ('9.1.2' Child immunisation - BCG) × 100; column "Assam", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Assam
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 73.8 per 100 BCG doses in January 2021 is the lowest since April 2019.
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 120.7 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest since November 2018.
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 114.9 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 is the highest since November 2018.
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 114.9 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020, against 86.8 a year earlier (+32%).
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 80.0 per 100 BCG doses in December 2019, against 95.2 a year earlier (−16%).
- Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 92.9 per 100 BCG doses in November 2019, against 138.4 a year earlier (−33%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 107.6 per 100 BCG doses in July 2019, against 134.2 a year earlier (−20%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, July 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--assam--2019-07--yoy_change
See also Assam and 107.6 per 100 BCG doses in context.