Change on a year earlierNovember 2018Maternal and child
Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 23.0 per 100 BCG doses in November 2018, against 27.9 a year earlier (−18%).
What happened
- November 2018
- 23.0
- November 2017
- 27.9
- Change
- −4.9
- Change, per cent
- −18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | 23.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2017 | 27.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Puducherry
- Puducherry's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 53.9 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is below the India figure of 115.3 (−53%).
- Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 was 53.9 per 100 BCG doses, above the 4-year median of 38.9 for the same month (+39%).
- Puducherry's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 64.8 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is below the India figure of 108.3 (−40%).
- Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in March 2021 was 71.9 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 44.9 for the same month (+60%).
- Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 71.9 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021, against 47.0 a year earlier (+53%).
- Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 71.9 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 23.0 per 100 BCG doses in November 2018, against 27.9 a year earlier (−18%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--puducherry--2018-11--yoy_change
See also Puducherry and 23.0 per 100 BCG doses in context.