Routine immunization profile: Norway

Routine immunization profile Norway Progress towards achieving European Vaccine Action Plan goals, 2017 Goal Indicator Status Goal Indicator Status 1 Sustain polio-free status a (Current risk) Yes (Low) 4 Meets vaccination coverage targets DTP3 national immunization coverage ≥95%d ≥90% DTP3 coverage achieved in ≥90% of districts*e Yes Yes Yes 2 Measles elimination statusb Eliminated 5 Make evidence-based decisions about introduction of new vaccines**e NITAG made a recommendation about PCV NITAG made a recommendation about RV NITAG made a recommendation about HPV No NN NN NNRubella elimination status b Eliminated 3 Control hepatitis B infectionc Validation pending 6 Achieve financial sustainability of the national immunization programme***c Yes *Data from 2016 provided in JRF **New vaccines introduced or not introduced based on NITAG evidence-based recommendations ***Country self-sufficient for procuring routine vaccines Demographic, income and health expenditure summary, 2017 Total Populationf 5 305 383 Live births 63 291 Surviving infants 63 176 <5 years 308 750 <15 years 942 964 Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)f 1.5 Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)f 2.1 Number of districtse 19 GNI (per capita, in USD)g 76 160 Health spending as % of total government expenditureg 17 Immunization schedule, 2017e 6W Rotavirus 3M DTaPHibHepBIPV, DTaPHibIPV, PCV, Rotavirus 5M DTaPHibHepBIPV, DTaPHibIPV, PCV 12M DTaPHibHepBIPV, DTaPHibIPV, PCV 15M MMR 7Y DTaPIPV 11Y MMR 12Y HPV (2x) 15Y TdaPIPV Routine immunization profile Norway Vaccine coverage estimates, 2013-2017d Number of reported cases of vaccine- preventable diseases, 2013-2017e 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Measles 8 3 14 0 1 Mumps 35 18 181 83 18 Rubella 3 3 0 0 0 Congenital rubella syndrome 0 0 0 0 0 Diphtheria 0 2 2 0 1 Tetanus 0 1 2 0 ND Pertussis 2608 3032 1902 2207 2424 Hepatitis A 51 75 32 42 49 Varicella ND ND ND ND 61 DTP3 reported coverage by subnational area†, 2017e MCV2 reported coverage by subnational area†, 2017eMCV1 reported coverage by subnational area†, 2017e Surveillance with laboratory confirmation of cases, 2017e Measles Yes Rubella Yes Congenital rubella syndrome Yes Rotavirus Yes Invasive meningococcal disease Yes Invasive pneumococcal disease Yes Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease Yes Note: Case-based surveillance (with laboratory confirmation of cases) assessed for measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome. Hospital-based sentinel surveillance and/or population-based surveillance (both with laboratory confirmation of cases) assessed for rotavirus, invasive meningococcal disease, invasive pneumococcal disease, and invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease. ≥95% 90-94% 80-89% <80% ND ≥95% 90-94% 80-89% <80% ND ≥95% 90-94% 80-89% <80% ND ND NR50 0100 Note: Data from 2016 provided in JRF Note: Data from 2016 provided in JRF Note: Data from 2016 provided in JRF 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 BCG NR NR NR NR NR HepB-BD NR NR NR NR NR DTP1 99 99 99 99 99 DTP3 94 93 95 96 96 HepB3 ND ND ND ND ND Hib3 95 94 95 96 96 Pol3 94 93 95 96 96 PCV3 93 91 93 94 94 Rotac NR NR ND ND ND RCV1 93 94 95 96 96 MCV1 93 94 95 96 96 MCV2 91 92 91 91 91 Routine immunization profile Norway Number of reported measles, mumps and rubella casese and MCV coverage estimatesd, 2013-2017 DTP1-DTP3 dropout rate, 2013-2017d Note: Dropout rate is calculated using WUENIC Reported target population, reported number of DTP3 doses administered and DTP3 reported coveragee, 2013-2017 Note: Data from 2016 provided in JRF Note: Data from 2016 provided in JRF Number of reported diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis casese and DTP3 coverage estimatesd, 2013-2017 Percentage of districts by DTP3 reported coveragee, 2013-2017 Immunization system characteristics, 2017 Sustained access to WHO accredited polio, measles, and rubella laboratoriesh Yes NITAG in place that meets six WHO criteriae No National system in place to monitor AEFIse Yes Communication plan in place to respond to vaccine safety-related eventse Yes Vaccine hesitancy assessment performed within last 5 years e ND Mandatory proof of immunization at school entrye No Note: The six WHO NITAG criteria are 1. legislative or administrative basis for the advisory group; 2. formal written terms of reference; 3. at least five different areas of expertise represented among core members; 4. at least one meeting per year; 5. circulation of the agenda and background documents at least one week prior to meetings; 6. mandatory disclosure of any conflict of interest 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % c ov er ag e N um be r o f c as es Year Measles Mumps Rubella MCV1 coverage MCV2 coverage 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % c ov er ag e N um be r o f c as es Year Diptheria Tetanus Pertussis DTP3 coverage 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % c ov er ag e N um be r Year DTP3 reported population DTP3 reported doses DTP3 reported coverage 100 89 100 100 100 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percentage of subnational areas Ye ar ≥90% 80-89% 50-79% <50% ND 5 6 4 3 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 DTP1-DTP3 dropout rate (%) Ye ar Routine immunization profile Norway Vaccine stockouts by administrative levele, 2013-2017 Abbreviations Data sources *Data on HPV stockouts have only been collected in JRF since 2016 a European Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis eradication (RCC) meeting report: www.euro.who.int/32ndRCC b European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC) meeting report: www.euro.who.int/7thRVC c European Vaccine Action Plan 2015-2020 Midterm report d WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC): (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/data/en/) e WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on immunization (JRF) f World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, New York, United Nations g World Bank, World Development Indicators h Polio Laboratory Network: www.euro.who.int/poliolabnetwork & Personal communication based on annual accreditation process of the European Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network † The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 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Map disclaimer AEFI Adverse event following immunization MCV1 measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, first dose BCG Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine for tuberculosis MCV2 measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, second dose CRS congenital Rubella Syndrome MMR measles-mumps-rubella vaccine DT diptheria-tetanus-containing vaccine ND Data not available DTP diptheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine NITAG National Immunization Technical Advisory Group DTP1 diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine, first dose NN No NITAG DTP3 diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine, third dose NR Not relevant as vaccine not included in immunization schedule GNI Gross national income OPV oral polio vaccine HepB hepatitis B PCV pneumococcal conjugate vaccine HepB3 hepatitis B vaccine, third dose PCV3 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , third dose HepB-BD hepatitis B vaccine, birth dose Pol3 polio-containing vaccine, third dose Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b RCV1 rubella-containing vaccine, first dose Hib3 Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, third dose Rotac rotavirus vaccine-complete series HPV human papillomavirus Td tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine IPV inactivated polio vaccine TT tetanus toxoid vaccine MCV measles-containing vaccine W,M,Y Weeks, Months, Years No stockout Subnational level stockout only National level stockout only Stockout at both levels NR ND 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 BCG No No No No No DTP No No No No No HepB No No No No No Hib No No No No No Pneumo No No No No No Rota No No No No No OPV NR NR NR NR NR IPV No No No No No Measles No No No No No HPV * * * No No TT No No No ND No ©World Health Organization 2019