Guidance

Measles and rubella elimination UK indicators

Information about the UK’s progress towards measles and rubella elimination.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 14 May 2018
• Last updated: 26 January 2026
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  1. 26 January 2026

     Update to measles and rubella WHO elimination status indicators.

  2. 4 September 2025

     Latest data added.

  3. 23 November 2023

     Updated to include 2022 data.

  4. 25 October 2022

     Updated to include data for 2021.

  5. 18 January 2022

     Updated elimination indicators and status for measles and rubella to include 2019 and 2020 data and new tables.

  6. 19 August 2019

     Updated elimination indicators and status for measles and rubella to include 2018 data.

  7. 14 May 2018

     First published.

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UK measles and rubella elimination indicators and status

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The UK Health Security Agency is responsible for collating and submitting evidence every year to the UK National Verification Committee (NVC) and the World Health Organization Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC).

This is a summary of measles elimination indicators and status from 2010 to date.