RecordApril 2020Maternal and child
Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 8.8 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- April 2020
- 8.8
- series start 2017-04
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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 MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
36 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 8.8 | 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: ('9.2.1' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles & Rubella (MR)/ Measles containing vaccine(MCV) - 1st Dose + '9.2.2' Child immunisation (9-11months) - Measles 1st dose) / ('9.1.2' Child immunisation - BCG) × 100; column "Bihar", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Bihar
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 97.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021, against 8.8 a year earlier (+1000%).
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 142.5 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest since June 2018.
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 was 8.8 per 100 BCG doses, below the 3-year median of 106.6 for the same month (−92%).
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 8.8 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020, against 106.6 a year earlier (−92%).
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 93.1 per 100 BCG doses in March 2020, against 71.4 a year earlier (+30%).
- Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 101.8 per 100 BCG doses in February 2020, against 44.5 a year earlier (+129%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 8.8 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. 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/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--bihar--2020-04--record
See also Bihar and 8.8 per 100 BCG doses in context.