Change on a year earlierOctober 2019Maternal and child
Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 232.3 per 100 BCG doses in October 2019, against 84.9 a year earlier (+174%).
What happened
- October 2019
- 232.3
- October 2018
- 84.9
- Change
- +147.4
- Change, per cent
- +174%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | 232.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/G - October.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)] |
| October 2018 | 84.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/G - October.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 232.3 per 100 BCG doses in October 2019, against 84.9 a year earlier (+174%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--sikkim--2019-10--yoy_change
See also Sikkim and 232.3 per 100 BCG doses in context.