Statistics published for all routine childhood vaccinations in England in 2019-20

Coverage¹ for all routine childhood vaccinations² administered to children under five in England in 2019-20 has been published today.

NHS Digital’s Childhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics contains information on vaccinations measured at the ages of 12 months, 24 months and five years. There are 14 measures³ of vaccination coverage. At a national level, coverage has increased for 12 of these.

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)⁴ vaccine

Coverage for the first dose of the MMR vaccine among children aged 24 months has increased from 90.3% in 2018-19 to 90.6% in 2019-20. The World Health Organization (WHO) target is 95%.

This is the first time in six years that MMR coverage in England has increased, following a peak of 92.7% in 2013-14.

Regional data⁵ shows an increase in coverage in six of the nine English regions in 2019-20 compared to the previous year. Coverage fell in the remaining three regions. The North East had the highest level of coverage at 95.1% and was the only region to exceed the national target of 95%. London had the lowest level of coverage in 2019-20 at 83.6% (up from 83.0% in 2018-19).

Across England, 94.5% of children aged five years had received the first dose of the MMR vaccine in 2019-20 – the same percentage as the previous year, and still below the 95% target. In 2019-20, eight out of nine regions achieved 95% coverage.

5-in-1 and 6-in-1 vaccines⁶

Coverage for the 5-in-1/6-in-1 vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B, increased among children aged 12 months and five years, but decreased for children aged 24 months.

Coverage at 12 months increased from 92.1% in 2018-19 to 92.6% in 2019-20, but is still lower than its peak of 94.7% in 2012-13.

Among children aged 24 months, coverage was below the 95% target for the second consecutive year. It was 93.8% in 2019-20, compared to 94.2% in 2018-19. This decrease is influenced by the 12-month coverage in 2018-19.

For children aged five years, coverage was 95.2% in 2019-20 (meeting the target of 95% for the seventh consecutive year), up from 95.0% in 2018-19.

Other vaccinations

The report also includes coverage data for the pneumococcal disease (PCV), rotavirus, meningococcal group B (MenB), Hib booster and meningococcal group C vaccine (Hib/MenC) and children’s flu vaccines.

This year’s report includes data on the MenB booster vaccine⁷ as a National Statistic for the second time. England coverage at the age of 24 months was 88.7% in 2019-20 – up from 87.8% in 2018-19.

List of vaccinations, ages at which coverage is measured and coverage for past three years:

Read the full report

Childhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics

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