Table 5

Average unit cost, including vaccine cost (2017 US$), by facility type

BiharGujaratKeralaMeghalayaPunjabUttar PradeshWest Bengal
Sub-centre
 Sampled facilities920129201019
 Cost per target child*12 (7–24)26 (16–42)29 (16–50)20 (11–47)28 (13–40)15 (7–22)26 (15–39)
 Cost per dose1.4 (0.9–3)2 (1.5–4)9 (4–22)2 (1–3)2 (1–3)1 (0.8–2)2 (1–3)
 Cost per DPT3/pentavalent3 child20 (11–49)27 (16–53)82 (34–220)25 (13–44)32 (18–46)19 (11–27)29 (16–44)
 Cost per fully immunised child20 (12–52)27 (19–52)74 (31–192)31 (16–65)31 (18–43)17 (9–34)28 (17–43)
Primary Health Centre
 Sampled facilities718121316617
 Cost per target child*14 (10–18)60 (28–94)138 (64–240)33 (10–66)39 (18–99)19 (18–19)34 (17–58)
 Cost per dose1.5 (0.9–2)6 (3–11)9 (3–22)3 (1–5)3 (2–7)1.8 (1.5–2)3 (1–5)
 Cost per DPT3/pentavalent3 child21 (12–25)62 (32–107)74 (30–186)45 (12–78)42 (19–103)25 (19–29)36 (17–70)
 Cost per fully immunised child21 (10–28)65 (31–121)80 (31–201)50 (12–88)42 (20–97)23 (15–28)39 (18–68)
Community Health Centre
 Sampled facilities5665868
 Cost per dose7 (0.8–25)3 (2–9)10 (3–22)3 (2–4)3 (1–5)2 (1–2)4 (2–6)
 Cost per DPT3/pentavalent3 child98 (15–338)170 (18–816)85 (27–180)41 (26–58)44 (18–89)30 (22–50)60 (35–88)
 Cost per fully immunised child133 (16–483)169 (16–816)91 (35–217)41 (28–55)48 (17–106)28 (19–42)57 (35–88)
District Hospital Post-partum Unit
 Sampled facilities3433424
 Cost per dose0.7 (0.4–0.9)2 (1–5)1.7 (1.3–2.1)1 (0.6–2)0.8 (0.5–1)0.5 (0.4–0.6)0.5 (0.4–0.7)
 Cost per DPT3/pentavalent3 child17 (8–22)47 (30–83)36 (31–46)22 (16–26)19 (7–35)10 (9–11)46 (7–107)
 Cost per fully immunised child18 (9–24)56 (29–111)43 (35–55)26 (16–31)20 (9–38)10 (8–12)47 (6–102)
  • Note: US$1=INR 64.

  • *Target child is the 0–1 year target of each sampled vaccinator. Figures in parentheses indicate range. Because most vaccinators at CHCs and PP units were unable to provide information on target children, we omitted cost per target child for these facilities.