Change on a year earlierApril 2019Maternal and child
Punjab: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 116.7 per 100 BCG doses in April 2019, against 74.2 a year earlier (+57%).
What happened
- April 2019
- 116.7
- April 2018
- 74.2
- Change
- +42.5
- Change, per cent
- +57%
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 an improvement.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2018, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | 116.7 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/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)] |
| 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 rose to 116.7 per 100 BCG doses in April 2019, against 74.2 a year earlier (+57%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--punjab--2019-04--yoy_change
See also Punjab and 116.7 per 100 BCG doses in context.