Western and Central Europe
The data
Improving iodine status
Here you can find the iodine status of countries in the Western and Central Europe region. For more data on iodine status, see our Global Scorecard.
Countries
Switzerland
MUIC* (µg/L):
137 (2015) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Michael Zimmermann
Belgium
MUIC* (µg/L):
113 (2010-11) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Norway
MUIC* (µg/L):
75 (2017-18) Sub-national, WRA (18-30 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Lisbeth Dahl
Denmark
MUIC* (µg/L):
145 (2015) Sub-national, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Line Moellehave
Cyprus
MUIC* (µg/L):
140 (2004) Sub-national, SAC (6-12 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Georgios Georgiades
Germany
MUIC* (µg/L):
89 (2014-17) National, SAC, Adolescents (3-17 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Henry Voelzke
Austria
MUIC* (µg/L):
111 (2012) National, SAC (7-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Amir Kurtaran
France
MUIC* (µg/L):
136 (2006-07) National, Adults (18-74 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Philippe Caron
Italy
MUIC* (µg/L):
118 (2015-19) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Massimo Tonacchera
Netherlands
MUIC* (µg/L):
130 (2006) National, Adults (50-72 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Robin Peeters
Ireland
MUIC* (µg/L):
111 (20014-15) National, Adolescent girls (14-15 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Jayne Woodside
Romania
MUIC* (µg/L):
255 (2015-16) National, SAC (6-7 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Monica Gheorghiu
Croatia
MUIC* (µg/L):
248 (2009) National, SAC (7-10 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Zvonko Kusic
Estonia
MUIC* (µg/L):
65 (1995) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Toomas Podar
Bulgaria
MUIC* (µg/L):
180 (2010) National, SAC (6-10 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Ludmilla Ivanova
Sweden
MUIC* (µg/L):
125 (2006-07) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Helena Filipsson
Spain
MUIC* (µg/L):
173 (2011-12) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Lluís Vila
Czech Republic
MUIC* (µg/L):
163 (2010) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Vaclav Zamrazil
Portugal
MUIC* (µg/L):
106 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Mafalda Marcelino
Bosnia and Herzegovina
MUIC* (µg/L):
157 (2005) National, SAC (7-10 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Amela Lolic
Latvia
MUIC* (µg/L):
110 (2010-11) National, SAC (9-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Valdis Pirags
Poland
MUIC* (µg/L):
112 (2009-11) Sub-national, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Liechtenstein
MUIC* (µg/L):
96 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Insufficient
Israel
MUIC* (µg/L):
83 (2016) National, SAC
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Aron Troen
Serbia
MUIC* (µg/L):
195 (2007) National, SAC (6-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Božo Trbojević
Turkey
MUIC* (µg/L):
107 (2007) National, SAC (6-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Murat Edrogan
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
National co-ordinator:
Hasan Sav
Slovakia
MUIC* (µg/L):
183 (2002) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Jan Podoba
United Kingdom
MUIC* (µg/L):
166 (2015-16) National, SAC (4-10 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Peter N Taylor
Luxembourg
MUIC* (µg/L):
148 (2002) National, SAC, Adolescents (12-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Bechara Georges Ziade
Iceland
MUIC* (µg/L):
200 (2007-08) Sub-national, Adolescent girls (16-20 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Ingibjörg Gunnarsdottir
Finland
MUIC* (µg/L):
96 (2017) National, Adults (25-74 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Iris Erlund
Hungary
MUIC* (µg/L):
228 (2005) Sub-national, SAC (10-14 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Endre Nagy
Greece
MUIC* (µg/L):
132 (2017, 2018P) Sub-national, Adults
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Eftychia Koukkou
Lithuania
MUIC* (µg/L):
75 (1995) National, SAC
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Albertas Barzda
North Macedonia
MUIC* (µg/L):
236 (2016) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Venjamin Majstorov
Kosovo
National co-ordinator:
Tahire Gjergji
Montenegro
MUIC* (µg/L):
174 (2007) National, SAC (6-11 years)
Adequate
Slovenia
MUIC* (µg/L):
140 (2003-05) National, Adolescents (15-16 years)
Adequate