Research and analysis

Measles notifications in England and Wales, by region: 2011 to 2021

Updated 25 May 2022

Applies to England and Wales

Year East Midlands East of England London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside Wales Total England only Total England and Wales
2011† 147 211 642 37 203 547 68 171 224 105 2,250 2,355
2012† 222 231 456 92 1491 696 99 212 329 383 3,828 4,211
2013† 343 344 612 721 1228 497 225 281 389 1,553 4,640 6,193
2014† 87 203 297 110 296 242 87 145 160 224 1,627 1,851
2015† 59 103 240 101 197 139 56 89 115 94 1,099 1,193
2016† 81 101 539 105 176 190 120 83 104 142 1,499 1,641
2017† 69 98 243 108 276 142 64 240 250 203 1,490 1,693
2018† 93 150 471 159 345 282 214 293 321 229 2,328 2,557
2019 260 255 627 115 324 205 90 139 201 205 2,216 2,421
2020 54 32 137 36 118 80 35 78 60 69 630 699
2021* 30 32 56 36 61 26 5 30 33 51 309 360

*provisional data

† Provisions relating to laboratory notifications in the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/659) came into force on 1 October 2010, and significantly improve and extend the existing arrangements for statutory notification of infectious diseases in England. The statutory notification by diagnostic laboratories of specified causative agents of infectious disease to UK Health Security Agency, which includes measles, mumps and rubella, will be reflected in future quarterly and annual summaries of confirmed cases of these infections.

Source: Notifications of Infectious disease

Cases from Port Health Authorities are excluded.

To view data from 1989 to 2011, visit the National Archives website.