Change on a year earlierFebruary 2020Maternal and child
West Bengal: MCV1 doses per 100 BCG doses rose to 126.9 per 100 BCG doses in February 2020, against 108.5 a year earlier (+17%).
What happened
- February 2020
- 126.9
- February 2019
- 108.5
- Change
- +18.4
- Change, per cent
- +17%
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 2019, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | 126.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.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)] |
| February 2019 | 108.5 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.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 rose to 126.9 per 100 BCG doses in February 2020, against 108.5 a year earlier (+17%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/mcv1-to-bcg-ratio--west-bengal--2020-02--yoy_change
See also West Bengal and 126.9 per 100 BCG doses in context.