RecordOctober 2018Maternal and child
West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 82.5 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017.
What happened
- October 2018
- 82.5
- series start 2017-04
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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 a deterioration.
Historical context
18 consecutive earlier months were higher.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | 82.5 | 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 "West Bengal", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in West Bengal
- West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 was 142.0 per 100 BCG doses, above the 4-year median of 105.6 for the same month (+34%).
- West Bengal's MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 142.0 per 100 BCG doses in May 2021 is above the India figure of 115.3 (+23%).
- West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 111.7 per 100 BCG doses in April 2021, against 2.0 a year earlier (+5375%).
- West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 166.8 per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in June 2020 was 166.8 per 100 BCG doses, above the 3-year median of 131.2 for the same month (+27%).
- West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses in April 2020 was 2.0 per 100 BCG doses, below the 3-year median of 100.9 for the same month (−98%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses of 82.5 per 100 BCG doses in October 2018 is the lowest in the series, which begins April 2017. 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--west-bengal--2018-10--record
See also West Bengal and 82.5 per 100 BCG doses in context.