RecordMay 2020Maternal and child
India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 117.2 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 is the highest since March 2019.
What happened
- May 2020
- 117.2
- 2019-03
- 132.1
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 an improvement.
Historical context
13 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | 117.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/B-May.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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 132.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.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 "All India", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in India
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 108.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021, against 66.3 a year earlier (+63%).
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 126.4 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest since March 2019.
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 66.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 was 66.3 per 100 BCG doses, below the 3-year median of 105.5 for the same month (−37%).
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 66.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2020, against 105.7 a year earlier (−37%).
- India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 101.1 per 100 BCG doses in January 2020, against 84.8 a year earlier (+19%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 117.2 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 is the highest since March 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--india--2020-05--record
See also India and 117.2 per 100 BCG doses in context.