Measles – annual laboratory confirmed cases in England, 1996-2018

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Description of graph

Line graph of the number of annual laboratory confirmed cases of Measles in England between 1996 and 2018. Number of cases began low in 1996 with 112 confirmed cases however, cases have risen and fallen a number of times during this time period, peaking in 2003 (438 cases), 2008 (1370 cases), 2012 (2030), 2016 (547) and 2018 (966).

Data from Graph

The table below contains the numeric data used to create the graph

Year	Measles Cases
Year	Measles Cases
1996	112
1997	177
1998	56
1999	92
2000	100
2001	70
2002	308
2003	438
2004	191
2005	77
2006	740
2007	990
2008	1370
2009	1144
2010	380
2011	1087
2012	2030
2013	1843
2014	121
2015	91
2016	547
2017	277
2018	966

Source: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Health Protection Agency archive

Measles – annual laboratory confirmed cases in England, 1996-2018

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