Research and analysis

Confirmed cases of measles in England and Wales by region and age: 2012 to 2017

Updated 28 November 2018

This table shows the total number of laboratory confirmed cases of measles for each region. This figure includes cases confirmed by both oral fluid IgM antibody tests and/or PCR and other laboratory reported cases.

England and Wales vaccine coverage data

1. 2017

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	0	9	13	0	4	1	5	5	1	2	40
1-4yrs	0	15	6	0	12	4	12	6	4	2	61
5-9yrs	1	3	7	0	2	1	3	1	14	2	34
10-14yrs	1	4	3	1	3	1	6	2	5	8	34
15-19yrs	0	1	1	0	2	3	7	3	5	2	24
20-24yrs	0	3	1	0	4	2	10	0	2	1	23
25-29yrs	0	1	1	0	6	0	8	2	1	1	20
30-34yrs	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	10
>=35yrs	0	4	4	0	3	1	11	4	4	0	31
Total	2	42	37	1	36	13	68	24	36	18	277

2. 2016

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	0	1	0	0	0	2	19	1	3	1	27
1-4yrs	0	0	2	0	0	2	42	4	5	0	55
5-9yrs	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	5	1	2	44
10-14yrs	0	0	1	1	0	3	37	7	18	5	72
15-19yrs	0	0	2	0	4	4	45	14	36	4	109
20-24yrs	0	1	5	2	1	5	37	11	18	3	83
25-29yrs	0	1	2	1	1	1	39	7	5	0	57
30-34yrs	0	0	1	0	0	3	22	0	2	0	28
>=35yrs	1	0	3	0	2	4	42	11	8	1	72
Total	1	3	16	4	8	24	319	60	96	16	547

3. 2015

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	8
1-4yrs	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	1	0	0	15
5-9yrs	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	9
10-14yrs	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	1	2	0	20
15-19yrs	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	1	0	13
20-24yrs	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	10
25-29yrs	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
30-34yrs	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
>=35yrs	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	8
Total	2	2	2	0	2	1	65	4	13	0	91

4. 2014

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	3	1	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	2	17
1-4yrs	0	1	1	0	5	5	16	3	1	1	33
5-9yrs	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	8
10-14yrs	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	7
15-19yrs	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	5	9
20-24yrs	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	1	2	11
25-29yrs	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
30-34yrs	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	9
>=35yrs	3	0	0	1	1	2	3	6	0	2	18
Total	6	7	2	5	7	11	50	12	3	18	121

5. 2013

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	47	51	7	2	5	1	16	2	11	21	163
1-4yrs	74	63	21	15	9	15	57	6	17	34	311
5-9yrs	31	51	17	13	10	16	32	8	21	38	237
10-14yrs	107	93	14	13	17	14	34	4	37	144	477
15-19yrs	52	61	3	1	5	10	14	2	32	112	292
20-24yrs	27	23	12	0	4	4	13	0	13	29	125
25-29yrs	11	12	4	0	2	3	8	1	7	21	69
30-34yrs	6	7	3	0	1	2	7	1	9	6	42
>=35yrs	21	17	10	7	6	12	11	2	16	25	127
Total	376	378	91	51	59	77	192	26	163	430	1843

6. 2012

Age group	North East	North West	Yorkshire & Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Total
less 1 yr	2	150	9	4	6	6	7	18	4	9	215
1-4yrs	6	189	40	10	29	9	33	36	13	15	380
5-9yrs	5	122	33	11	25	7	25	89	21	25	363
10-14yrs	11	137	27	9	20	10	21	137	21	39	432
15-19yrs	11	90	21	4	15	2	15	49	21	14	242
20-24yrs	3	72	11	5	8	2	15	17	2	1	136
25-29yrs	2	45	3	6	3	2	6	5	3	5	80
30-34yrs	3	28	2	1	4	1	6	6	5	4	60
>=35yrs	6	34	7	6	16	7	11	25	4	6	122
Total	49	867	153	56	126	46	139	382	94	118	2030

NK: Not known

*Provisional totals

Source: Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (CIDSC)

To view data from 1996 to 2011, visit the National Archives website.