RecordMay 2021Maternal and child
Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is the lowest since September 2017.
What happened
- May 2021
- 62.3
- 2017-09
- 61.7
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
43 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 62.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 61.7 | 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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Kerala
- Kerala's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is below the India figure of 115.3 (−46%).
- Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 was 62.3 per 100 BCG doses, below the 4-year median of 94.0 for the same month (−34%).
- Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021, against 105.9 a year earlier (−41%).
- Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 149.2 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021, against 84.2 a year earlier (+77%).
- Kerala's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 149.2 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021 is above the India figure of 109.3 (+36%).
- Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in February 2021 was 154.0 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 121.8 for the same month (+26%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is the lowest since September 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--kerala--2021-05--record
See also Kerala and 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in context.