Table 1A.
European region countries: COVID-19 cases and deaths (data from 2 May 2021), data on the number of children screened and diseases included, and the overall impact of COVID-19 pandemic on newborn screening. Legend: N/A - The question was not answered.
| Country (region) | Population (in millions) | COVID-19 cases per million (in thousands) | Deaths due to COVID-19 (per million) |
Wave with more impact on the country | Wave with more impact on NBS | Average number of newborns per country (2015–2020; from 30th june of the initial and final year) | Newborns screened/year/centre | Number of diseases in NBS | Impairment of NBS during the pandemic* | Were there plans/guidelines for NBS during a pandemic |
| Europe | ||||||||||
| Austria | 9.1 | 68.7 | 1132 | Second | Both equally | 87 850 | 85 000 | 21–30 | Moderate | No |
| Belgium (Liege) | 11.6 | 85.4 | 2085 | Second | Second | 124 375 | 16 000 | 11–20 | Little | No |
| Croatia | 4.1 | 82.1 | 1759 | Second | Second | 37 234 | 40 000 | 6–10 | Moderate | No |
| Cyprus | 1.2 | 54.6 | 258 | Second | Both equally | 12 551 | 9500 | 1–5 | Little | No |
| Czechia | 10.7 | 152.4 | 2739 | Second | Second | 111 358 | 110 000 | 11–20 | Little | No |
| Germany | 84.0 | 40.8 | 998 | Second | Both equally/none | 779 236 | 60 000 | 11–20 | A lot/none | No |
| Greece | 10.4 | 33.4 | 1007 | Second | Both equally | 82 635 | 80 000 | 1–5 | Little | No |
| Hungary | 9.6 | 81.2 | 2884 | Second | None | 92 249 | 33 000 | 31 or more | None | No |
| Hungary (north-west region) | 9.6 | 81.2 | 2884 | Second | First | 92 249 | 55 000–60 000 | 21–30 | Little | No |
| Kosova | 1.7 | 59.7 | 1229 | Second | Both equally | Not stated | No NBS | None | N/A | No |
| Lithuania | 2.7 | 92.8 | 1469 | Second | Both equally | 29 209 | 24 000 | 1–5 | Little | No |
| Luxembourg | 0.63 | 106.2 | 1256 | Second | None | 6362 | 7200 | 1–5 | None | No |
| Malta | 0.44 | 68.5 | 940 | Second | First | 4302 | 4000 | 1–5 | Little | No |
| Montenegro | 0.63 | 155.4 | 2396 | Second | Second | 7418 | 7200 | 1–5 | None | No |
| North Macedonia | 2.1 | 73.3 | 2369 | Second | Both equally | 22 658 | 19 000 | 11–20 | Little | No |
| The Netherlands | 17.2 | 87.8 | 1000 | First/both equally | First/none | 171 751 | 170 000 | 21–30 | None/little | No |
| Portugal | 10.2 | 82.3 | 1669 | First* | First | 80 574 | 90 000 | 21–30 | Moderate | No |
| Romania (regional centre Bucharest) | 19.1 | 55.3 | 1478 | Both equally/second | First/both equally | 191 577 | 80 990 | 1–5 | Little/moderate | No |
| Slovakia | 5.5 | 70.1 | 2154 | Second | Second | 57 084 | 57 000 | 11–20 | Moderate | No |
| Slovenia | 2.1 | 116.4 | 2056 | First | First | 20 171 | ~20 000 | 11–20 | Moderate | No |
| Spain (Andalusia) | 46.8 | 75.6 | 1673 | First | First | 397 799 | N/A | 31 or more | A lot | No |
| Sweden | 10.2 | 97.1 | 1385 | First | Both equally | 118 087 | 116 000 | 21–30 | A lot | No |
| UK | 68.2 | 64.8 | 1870 | Other | Other | 771 936 | 750 000 | 6–10 | Little | Yes |
*A 5-point Likert scale was used to determine the impairment (1=none, 2=little, 3=moderate, 4=a lot, 5=a great deal).
N/A, not available; NBS, newborn screening.