Outside the usual rangeFebruary 2021Maternal and child
Puducherry: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in February 2021 was 71.1 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 47.7 for the same month (+49%).
What happened
- February 2021
- 71.1
- 3-year median
- 47.7
- Change
- +23.4
- Change, per cent
- +49%
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2020 50.9, 2019 47.7, 2018 44.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 71.1 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/K-Feb.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 "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 50.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.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)] |
| February 2019 | 47.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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)] |
| February 2018 | 44.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 in February 2021 was 71.1 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 47.7 for the same month (+49%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--puducherry--2021-02--baseline_breach
See also Puducherry and 71.1 per 100 BCG doses in context.