Change on a year earlierOctober 2018Maternal and child
Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 89.7 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018, against 70.4 a year earlier (+27%).
What happened
- October 2018
- 89.7
- October 2017
- 70.4
- Change
- +19.3
- Change, per cent
- +27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 89.7 | 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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| October 2017 | 70.4 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/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 "Uttarakhand", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 88.5 per 100 BCG doses in March 2021 is the lowest since January 2020.
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 137.9 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest since March 2018.
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 90.0 per 100 BCG doses in March 2019, against 207.6 a year earlier (−57%).
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses fell to 90.1 per 100 BCG doses in February 2019, against 115.7 a year earlier (−22%).
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 84.9 per 100 BCG doses in January 2019, against 44.3 a year earlier (+92%).
- Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 87.0 per 100 BCG doses in December 2018, against 24.9 a year earlier (+249%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 89.7 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018, against 70.4 a year earlier (+27%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, October 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--uttarakhand--2018-10--yoy_change
See also Uttarakhand and 89.7 per 100 BCG doses in context.