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WHO and UNICEF Reported Disease Incidence Time Series

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Reported Cases of Selected Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs)
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
January, 1980 - present
Series or system 
WHO Vaccine-preventable Diseases: Monitoring System
Data type
Epi surveillance
Summary 

These incidence figures for vaccine-preventable diseases are official country numbers obtained through the annual WHO and UNICEF Joint Reporting Form (JRF) and reported in WHO regional office reports. While the country time series reflect current WHO member states, the regional and global time series are for current and historical incidence numbers. These data are disseminated annually via the WHO vaccine-preventable diseases monitoring system.

Keywords 
Diphtheria, Encephalitis, Measles, Meningitis, Mumps, Neonatal conditions, Polio, Rubella, Tetanus, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Whooping cough, Yellow fever

Citation

Contributors 
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Publisher 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Suggested citation 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO). WHO and UNICEF Reported Disease Incidence Time Series. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO).

Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/who-and-unicef-reported-disease-incidence-time-series