Change on a year earlierSeptember 2018Maternal and child
Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 33.4 per 100 BCG doses in September 2018, against 83.9 a year earlier (−60%).
What happened
- September 2018
- 33.4
- September 2017
- 83.9
- Change
- −50.5
- Change, per cent
- −60%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 33.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 83.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Gujarat", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Gujarat
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 122.4 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is the highest since October 2018.
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 122.4 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021, against 81.2 a year earlier (+51%).
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 121.9 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest since October 2018.
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 116.2 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 is the highest since March 2019.
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 81.2 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 is the lowest since September 2018.
- Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 81.4 per 100 BCG doses in December 2019, against 108.7 a year earlier (−25%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Gujarat: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 33.4 per 100 BCG doses in September 2018, against 83.9 a year earlier (−60%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--gujarat--2018-09--yoy_change
See also Gujarat and 33.4 per 100 BCG doses in context.