Western Europe
Improving iodine status
Here you can find the iodine status of 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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