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Typhoid vs Yellow fever

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Typhoid was dispensed 9,278.0× as often as Yellow fever in May 2026 — 37,112 items versus 4 in England.

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Typhoid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Yellow fever · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Typhoid versus Yellow fever: national items dispensed by month

▬ Typhoid   ·   ╌ Yellow fever

0 30k 60k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Yellow fever 37,112 Jan 2021: 3k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 3k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 3k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 3k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 3k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 8k Dec 2021: 8k Jan 2022: 9k Feb 2022: 13k Mar 2022: 18k Apr 2022: 15k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 25k Jul 2022: 33k Aug 2022: 21k Sep 2022: 24k Oct 2022: 28k Nov 2022: 26k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 40k Feb 2023: 37k Mar 2023: 37k Apr 2023: 26k May 2023: 31k Jun 2023: 43k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 45k Nov 2023: 41k Dec 2023: 43k Feb 2024: 50k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 36k May 2024: 37k Jun 2024: 43k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 38k Sep 2024: 41k Oct 2024: 45k Nov 2024: 39k Dec 2024: 45k Jan 2025: 56k Feb 2025: 49k Mar 2025: 50k Apr 2025: 38k May 2025: 40k Jun 2025: 46k Jul 2025: 51k Aug 2025: 40k Sep 2025: 47k Oct 2025: 48k Nov 2025: 46k Dec 2025: 53k Jan 2026: 60k Feb 2026: 58k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 37k May 2026: 37k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Typhoid versus Yellow fever, May 2026
Measure Typhoid Yellow fever
Items, May 2026 37,112 4
Items, last 12 months 574,920 48
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £414,316 £159

See the full profile for Typhoid or Yellow fever.