Confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella in England and Wales: 1996 to 2022
Updated 24 November 2023
Applies to England and Wales
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Confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella in England and Wales: 1996 to 2020. The value in the brackets are for England only.
| Year | Measles | Mumps | Rubella |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 112 (112) | 94 (93) | 3,922 (3,567) |
| 1997 | 177 (177) | 182 (172) | 117 (113) |
| 1998 | 56 (55) | 121 (118) | 119 (117) |
| 1999 | 92 (92) | 373 (371) | 162 (159) |
| 2000 | 100 (99) | 730 (721) | 62 (61) |
| 2001 | 70 (67) | 784 (731) | 45 (41) |
| 2002 | 320 (316) | 500 (394) | 64 (64) |
| 2003 | 440 (396) | 1,541 (1,086) | 16 (14) |
| 2004 | 193 (183) | 8,129 (7,321) | 14 (14) |
| 2005 | 76 (76) | 43,378 (39,621) | 29 (27) |
| 2006 | 711 (707) | 4,420 (4,128) | 34 (34) |
| 2007 | 934 (921) | 1,476 (1,462) | 35 (35) |
| 2008 | 1315 (1280) | 2,405 (2,348) | 27 (27) |
| 2009 | 1141 (982) | 7,662 (7,301) | 9 (9) |
| 2010 | 377 (369) | 3,965 (3,880) | 12 (12) |
| 2011 | 1,085 (1,063) | 2,372 (2,299) | 4 (4) |
| 2012 | 2,032 (1,920) | 2,680 (2,592) | 65 (65) |
| 2013 | 1,836 (1,414) | 4,265 (3,752) | 13 (13) |
| 2014 | 121 (102) | 3,094 (2,680) | 3 (3) |
| 2015 | 91 (91) | 830 (761) | 5 (5) |
| 2016 | 541 (526) | 573 (537) | 2(2) |
| 2017 | 283 (265) | 1,840 (1,796) | 3(3) |
| 2018 | 989(968) | 1,088(1,061) | 3(3) |
| 2019 | 808(797) | 5,718(5,055) | 3(3) |
| 2020 | 79(79) | 3,738(3,215) | 0(0) |
| 2021 | 2(2) | 18(17) | 0(0) |
| 2022* | 53(53) | 62(62) | 0(0) |
*Provisional data
Note: Measles, mumps and rubella laboratory confirmed cases include tests on oral fluid samples and other suitable samples to the National Reference laboratory in Colindale, London and samples from cases only tested in Public Health Laboratories, local NHS hospital and private laboratories
Source: UK Health Security Agency, Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Division.