New diseases in measles of 0- to 14-year-olds

The data sets provide information on the new diseases of measles in North Rhine-Westphalia for 0 to 14-year-olds by sex and administrative district. Measles disease is one of the highly contagious viral diseases, the only way of primary prevention is protective vaccination. Germany is still one of the European countries where measles spread and vaccination rates are still partly insufficient despite rising quotas. On the homepage of the Landeszentrum Gesundheit Nordrhein-Westfalen you will find more information about the indicator: New diseases in measles of 0 to 14-year-olds, administrative districts To explain and simplify the data interpretation, you will find a description of the indicator as a word document. Further information on the topic “Health of the population” can be found at the following links: I General overview of mortality and morbidity II Diseases/groups of disease