Change on a year earlierMay 2021Maternal and child
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%).
What happened
- May 2021
- 62.3
- May 2020
- 105.9
- Change
- −43.6
- Change, per cent
- −41%
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 2020, which removes ordinary seasonality. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
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)] |
| May 2020 | 105.9 | 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 "Kerala", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Kerala
- Kerala: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is the lowest since September 2017.
- 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 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 fell to 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021, against 105.9 a year earlier (−41%). 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--yoy_change
See also Kerala and 62.3 per 100 BCG doses in context.