Change on a year earlierSeptember 2018Maternal and child
Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 110.6 per 100 BCG doses in September 2018, against 88.5 a year earlier (+25%).
What happened
- September 2018
- 110.6
- September 2017
- 88.5
- Change
- +22.2
- Change, per cent
- +25%
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 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 110.6 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| September 2017 | 88.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/F - September.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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Sikkim
- Sikkim's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 149.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is above the India figure of 108.3 (+38%).
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 was 149.3 per 100 BCG doses, above the 4-year median of 113.5 for the same month (+32%).
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 149.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is the highest since November 2019.
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 90.7 per 100 BCG doses in November 2020, against 221.9 a year earlier (−59%).
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 122.4 per 100 BCG doses in October 2020, against 232.3 a year earlier (−47%).
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 76.6 per 100 BCG doses in September 2020, against 0.3 a year earlier (+23191%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 110.6 per 100 BCG doses in September 2018, against 88.5 a year earlier (+25%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, September 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--sikkim--2018-09--yoy_change
See also Sikkim and 110.6 per 100 BCG doses in context.