Immunization

Immunization is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives every year.

Immunization schedules

All the Nordic countries have recommended immunization programmes. Collection of data on immunization varies from country to country. Not all countries have immunization registers covering the country as a whole.

Recommended immunization schedules can be viewed in the pdf-file below.

Vaccination coverage

The graph below illustrates the percentage being vaccinated against influenza in the age group of 65 years and older in Nordic countries. Please note that the spike in the curve for Iceland in year 2010 is a result of focus in the vaccination efforts due to the swine flu.

Note: Per cent of population in age group.

The graphs below illustrate the per cent of children under the age of two immunized according to selected vaccination types from the recommended immunization schedules. More data are available on our database. 

Note: Per cent of population in age group.
Note: Per cent of population in age group.

Author group

Editorial group for NOMESCO health statistics