Western Europe
Improving iodine status
Here you can find the iodine status and program performance data for countries in Western Europe. For more data on iodine status, see our Global Scorecard.
Countries
Albania
MUIC* (µg/L):
136 (2021) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
HHIS (>0ppm) :
National (2017): 65%
– Subnational: 42.8% to 98.8%
– Urban/Rural: 67.8% / 60.5%
– Richest/Poorest : 65.4% / 59.6%
National co-ordinator:
Agron Ylli
Austria
MUIC* (µg/L):
120 (2010-12) National, SAC (7-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Amir Kurtaran
Belgium
MUIC* (µg/L):
94 (2018) National, Adult (>18 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National co-ordinator:
Amela Lolic
Bulgaria
HHIS (>0ppm) :
National (2012): 92%
– Subnational: 79.3% to 100%
National co-ordinator:
Ludmilla Ivanova
Croatia
MUIC* (µg/L):
251 (2014-19) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Zvonko Kusic
Cyprus
National co-ordinator:
Georgios Georgiades
Czech Republic
MUIC* (µg/L):
248 (2016) National, SAC (5-9 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Vaclav Zamrazil
Denmark
MUIC* (µg/L):
145 (2015) Sub-national, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Line Moellehave
Estonia
National co-ordinator:
Toomas Podar
Finland
MUIC* (µg/L):
96 (2017) National, Adults (25-74 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Iris Erlund
France
National co-ordinator:
Philippe Caron
Germany
MUIC* (µg/L):
89 (2014-17) National, SAC, Adolescents (3-17 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Henry Voelzke
Greece
National co-ordinator:
Eftychia Koukkou
Hungary
National co-ordinator:
Endre Nagy
Iceland
National co-ordinator:
Ingibjörg Gunnarsdottir
Ireland
MUIC* (µg/L):
111 (20014-15) National, Adolescent girls (14-15 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Jayne Woodside
Israel
MUIC* (µg/L):
80 (2020-21) National, SAC
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Aron Troen
Italy
MUIC* (µg/L):
124 (2015-19) National, SAC (11-13)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Massimo Tonacchera
Kosovo
National co-ordinator:
Tahire Gjergji
Latvia
MUIC* (µg/L):
60 (2020) National, Adult (19-64 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Valdis Pirags
Liechtenstein
MUIC* (µg/L):
96 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Insufficient
Lithuania
MUIC* (µg/L):
96 (2019-20) National, Adults
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Albertas Barzda
Luxembourg
National co-ordinator:
Bechara Georges Ziade
Montenegro
MUIC* (µg/L):
173 (2021) National, SAC (6-11 years)
Adequate
Netherlands
National co-ordinator:
Robin Peeters
North Macedonia
MUIC* (µg/L):
236 (2016) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Venjamin Majstorov
Norway
MUIC* (µg/L):
75 (2017-18) Sub-national, WRA (18-30 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Lisbeth Dahl
Poland
MUIC* (µg/L):
120 (2017) Sub-national, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Portugal
MUIC* (µg/L):
106 (2012) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Mafalda Marcelino
Romania
MUIC* (µg/L):
255 (2015-16) National, SAC (6-7 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Monica Gheorghiu
Serbia
National co-ordinator:
Božo Trbojević
Slovakia
National co-ordinator:
Jan Podoba
Slovenia
MUIC* (µg/L):
92 (2017-18) National, Adults (18-74 years)
Insufficient
Spain
MUIC* (µg/L):
173 (2011-12) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Silvia Gonzales Martinez
Sweden
MUIC* (µg/L):
74 (2010-11) National, Women (18-80 years)
Insuffucuent
National co-ordinator:
Helena Filipsson
Switzerland
MUIC* (µg/L):
127 (2020-22) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Michael Zimmermann
Turkey
National co-ordinator:
Murat Edrogan
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
National co-ordinator:
Hasan Sav
United Kingdom
MUIC* (µg/L):
149 (2016-17-2018-19) National, SAC (4-10 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Peter N Taylor
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