Change on a year earlierOctober 2018Maternal and child
Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 98.6 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018, against 81.7 a year earlier (+21%).
What happened
- October 2018
- 98.6
- October 2017
- 81.7
- Change
- +16.9
- Change, per cent
- +21%
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 an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 98.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 81.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 "Delhi", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Delhi
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 112.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021, against 26.5 a year earlier (+324%).
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 133.3 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021, against 88.3 a year earlier (+51%).
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in February 2021 was 134.9 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 98.1 for the same month (+38%).
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 134.9 per 100 BCG doses in February 2021, against 97.1 a year earlier (+39%).
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in December 2020 was 110.8 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 88.5 for the same month (+25%).
- Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in October 2020 was 124.4 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 94.9 for the same month (+31%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 98.6 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018, against 81.7 a year earlier (+21%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--delhi--2018-10--yoy_change
See also Delhi and 98.6 per 100 BCG doses in context.