RecordApril 2021Maternal and child
Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 149.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is the highest since November 2019.
What happened
- April 2021
- 149.3
- 2019-11
- 221.9
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 an improvement.
Historical context
16 consecutive earlier months were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | 149.3 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional) | 2021-2022(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.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 "Sikkim", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| November 2019 | 221.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, November 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/H - November.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 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%).
- Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 109.1 per 100 BCG doses in August 2020, against 0.9 a year earlier (+12382%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 149.3 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021 is the highest since November 2019. Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2021 (FY 2021-22, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--sikkim--2021-04--record
See also Sikkim and 149.3 per 100 BCG doses in context.