RecordApril 2018Maternal and child
Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 74.2 per 100 BCG doses in April 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- April 2018
- 74.2
- series start 2017-04
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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
12 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | 74.2 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.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 "Punjab", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Punjab
- Punjab's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 145.7 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is above the India figure of 115.3 (+26%).
- Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 166.9 per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in May 2020 was 166.9 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 136.4 for the same month (+22%).
- Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 80.7 per 100 BCG doses in January 2020 is the lowest since May 2018.
- Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 135.6 per 100 BCG doses in June 2019, against 104.2 a year earlier (+30%).
- Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 136.4 per 100 BCG doses in May 2019, against 43.6 a year earlier (+213%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 74.2 per 100 BCG doses in April 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--punjab--2018-04--record
See also Punjab and 74.2 per 100 BCG doses in context.