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New spikes of measles outbreaks in the European Economic Area (EEA) were reached in 2024, with over cases of measles reported in March 2024, the highest monthly figure since June 2011. The recent increase in cases could be a result of the growing vaccine skepticism movement in some European countries.

Incidence by age and country

In 2023, nearly ** percent of all measles cases in the European Economic Area (EEA) were reported among children aged one to four years old. The age group between five and nine years followed with almost ** percent of the cases. In the same year, Romania reported the highest number of measles cases among all countries in the EEA with nearly cases, far more than any other country in the region. Similarly, the highest incidence rate of measles in the same area was reported in Romania, with **** cases per one million population.

Vaccination figures

In 2023, nearly ** percent of the children in the European Economic Area (EEA) received their first dose of measles vaccines, while around ** percent received the second dose of the immunization. In that year, around **** in **** children who contracted measles in the EEA were unvaccinated, while only around **** percent of the cases were reported in children who had received * or more doses of measles immunization.