Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are conditions which are preventable through vaccines available to protect against these diseases. Vaccines are counted among the greatest public health achievements of the twentieth century. Countless lives have been saved and many diseases have been prevented because of vaccines. Today, vaccine preventable disease levels are at record lows. Even though most infants and toddlers have received all recommended vaccines by age 2, many under-immunized children remain, leaving the potential for outbreaks of disease. Many adolescents and adults are under-immunized as well, missing opportunities to protect themselves against diseases such as Hepatitis B, influenza, and pneumococcal disease. Be wise, immunize and protect yourself and your loved one.
Data Trends
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2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
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Disease |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
Case Count |
Disease Rate1 |
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Haemophilus influenzae, invasive |
550 |
1.8 |
393 |
1.3 |
229 |
0.8 |
206 |
0.7 |
452 |
1.5 |
464 |
1.6 |
550 |
1.4 |
317 |
1.1 |
11 |
0.0 |
12 |
0.0 |
|
Hepatitis A, acute |
178 |
0.6 |
132 |
0.4 |
432 |
1.4 |
223 |
0.8 |
160 |
0.5 |
88 |
0.3 |
178 |
0.4 |
139 |
0.5 |
147 |
0.5 |
123 |
0.4 |
|
Hepatitis B, acute |
103 |
0.3 |
55 |
0.2 |
58 |
0.2 |
50 |
0.2 |
69 |
0.2 |
102 |
0.3 |
103 |
0.4 |
156 |
0.6 |
159 |
0.6 |
122 |
0.4 |
|
Measles (rubeola) |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
23 |
0.1 |
9 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
10 |
0.0 |
|
Meningococcal infection, invasive |
30 |
0.1 |
15 |
- |
13 |
- |
17 |
0.1 |
26 |
0.1 |
21 |
0.1 |
30 |
0.1 |
23 |
0.1 |
30 |
0.1 |
22 |
0.1 |
|
Mumps |
51 |
0.2 |
48 |
0.2 |
19 |
0.1 |
22 |
0.1 |
783 |
2.7 |
264 |
0.9 |
51 |
1.6 |
191 |
0.7 |
20 |
0.1 |
15 |
0.1 |
|
Pertussis (whooping cough) |
340 |
1.1 |
193 |
0.6 |
201 |
0.7 |
343 |
1.2 |
1,320 |
4.5 |
1,168 |
4.0 |
340 |
6.1 |
1,286 |
4.6 |
1,504 |
5.4 |
2,576 |
9.4 |
|
Poliomyelitis |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Rubella |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
2 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
2 |
- |
0 |
- |
|
Rubella, congenital syndrome |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive |
1,876 |
6.0 |
1,631 |
5.3 |
1,071 |
3.6 |
840 |
2.8 |
1,983 |
6.8 |
2,029 |
6.9 |
1,876 |
6.2 |
1,737 |
6.2 |
1,693 |
6.1 |
1,562 |
5.7 |
|
Tetanus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.0 |
4 |
0.0 |
|
Varicella (chickenpox) |
675 |
2.2 |
448 |
1.5 |
354 |
1.2 |
348 |
1.2 |
1,291 |
4.4 |
972 |
3.3 |
1,146 |
4.0 |
1,341 |
4.7 |
1,491 |
5.4 |
1,647 |
6.0 |
Note: Per Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Unit Data Suppression Policy, beginning with data published after June 2021, rates are not provided (-) when the Relative Standard Error exceeds 25% (n<16).
1 Cases per 100,000 population. Population data for years 2014-2018 is from the Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Population data for 2019-2023 is projected
population from Texas Demographic Center’s Texas Populations Projections Program and updated on July 18, 2019. For years 2014 (27,470,110), 2015 (27,695,284),
2016 (28,240,245), 2017 (28,797,290), 2018 (29,366,479), 2019 (29,193,268), 2020 (29,677,668), 2021 (30,168,926), 2022 (30,667,390), and 2023 (31,172,832)
projected population was used.
Additional case data can be found in the Texas Annual Reports.
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