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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
 http://www.hrsa.gov:80/vaccinecompensation/statistics_report.htm

Statistics Reports

 

Post-1988 Statistics Report1
July 1, 2008

 

I. Petitions Filed

Fiscal Year Non-Autism Autism Total
FY 1988 24 0 24
FY 1989
 1 0 1
FY 1990 29 0 29
FY 1991 118 0 118
FY 1992 186 0 186
FY 1993 137 0 137
FY 1994 106 0 106
FY 1995 179 0 179
FY 1996
 84 0 84
FY 1997
 103 0 103
FY 1998
 116 0 116
FY 1999
 405 1 406
FY 2000
 161 0 161
FY 2001
 196 18 214
FY 2002
 189 768 957
FY 2003
 153 2,436 2,589
FY 2004
 126 1,088 1,214
FY 2005 146 587 733
FY 2006 154 169 323
FY 2007 241 169 410
FY 2008 107 190 297
Total  2,937 5,426 8,363

II. Adjudications2

Fiscal Year Non-Autism Autism Total
Compensable Dismissed Sub-Total Compensable Dismissed Sub-Total
FY 1989 9 12 21 0 0 0 21
FY 1990
 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
FY 1991 10 22 32 0 0 0 32
FY 1992 30 43 73 0 0 0 73
FY 1993 22 57 79 0 0 0 79
FY 1994 41 43 84 0 0 0 84
FY 1995 48 51 99 0 0 0 99
FY 1996
50 78 128 0 0 0 128
FY 1997
60 51 111 0 0 0 111
FY 1998
53 72 125 0 0 0 125
FY 1999
38 73 111 0 0 0 111
FY 2000
67 75 142 0 0 0 142
FY 2001
 66 79 145 0 0 0 145
FY 2002
 98 95 193 0 4 4 197
FY 2003
 52 74 126 0 21 21 147
FY 2004
 60 120 180 0 113 113 293
FY 2005 60 70 131 0 51 51 181
FY 2006 66 76 142 0 108 107 250
FY 2007 82 62 144 0 32 32 176
FY 2008 82 40 122 0 29 29 151
Totals  987 1,181 2,168 0 358 358 2,526

 

III. Awards Paid3

Fiscal
Year
Compensated
Dismissed
 
Total Outlays
Number of Awards
Petitioners' Award Amount
 Attorneys' Fees/Costs Payments
Number of Payments to Attorneys
Attorneys' Fees/Costs Payments
FY 1990 2 $500,000.00 $11,247.27 0 $0.00 $511,247.27
FY 1991 9 $4,075,046.03 $54,904.06 2 $10,449.85 $4,140,399.94
FY 1992 24 $13,109,600.45 $413,941.11 10 $72,165.22 $13,595,706.78
FY 1993 21 $13,476,504.13 $563,857.98 19 $302,258.38 $14,342,620.49
FY 1994 36 $21,002,304.11 $900,791.58 34 $317,812.73 $22,220,908.42
FY 1995 50 $41,202,379.89 $1,251,141.73 21 $215,418.84 $42,668,940.46
FY 1996
53 $28,628,076.34 $1,017,971.15 48 $602,225.19 $30,248,272.68
FY 1997 57 $44,779,280.59 $1,569,499.37 39 $560,457.85 $46,909,237.81
FY 1998 58 $50,957,191.34 $1,660,464.84 45 $735,624.85 $53,353,281.03
FY 1999 36 $47,101,525.80 $1,343,590.87 54 $1,112,395.26 $49,557,511.93
FY 2000 72 $55,267,077.14 $2,594,394.33 49 $1,145,592.30 $59,007,063.77
FY 2001 73 $71,857,024.89 $2,743,796.62 51 $1,933,749.60 $76,534,571.11
FY 2002 76 $55,219,663.94 $2,498,598.89 33 $465,782.01 $58,184,044.84
FY 2003 60 $70,570,947.38 $2,926,146.04 66 $1,455,654.87 $74,952,748.29
FY 2004 55 $59,900,176.97 $2,899,328.55 69 $1,328,077.07 $64,127,582.59
FY 2005 64 $55,054,734.81 $2,664,664.03 71 $1,790,587.29 $59,509,986.13
FY 2006 69 $49,522,125.19 $2,464,123.12 54 $1,353,632.61 $53,339,880.92
FY 2007 82 $91,449,433.89 $4,026,782.78 59 $1,514,660.10 $96,990,876.77
FY 2008 107 $69,661,026.46 $4,114,719.84 60 $1,958,503.17 $75,734,249.47
Totals  1,004 $843,334,119.35 $35,719,964.16 784 $16,875,047.19 $895,929,130.70

1Fiscal year statistics for petitions/claims alleging injuries or deaths resulting from vaccines administered on or after 10/1/1988.
2Generally, petitions/claims are not adjudicated in the same fiscal year as filed. On average, it takes 2-3 years to adjudicate a petition/claim after it is filed.
3Compensated" are claims that have been paid as a result of a settlement between parties or a decision made by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Court). The # of awards is the number of petitioner awards paid, including the attorneys' fees/costs payments, if made during a fiscal year. However, petitioners' awards and attorneys' fees/costs are not necessarily paid in the same fiscal year as when the petitions/claims are determined compensable. "Dismissed" includes the the # of payments to attorneys and the total amount of payments for attorneys' fees/costs per fiscal year. The VICP will pay attorneys' fees/costs related to the claim, whether or not the petition/claim is awarded compensation by the Court, if certain minimal requirements are met. "Total Outlays" are the total amount of funds expended for compensation and attorneys' fees/costs from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund by fiscal year.

 

Pre-1988 Statistics Report
 August 21, 2007

The Pre-1988 statistics report as of August 21, 2007 contains complete data on the number of claims filed, compensated, and dismissed as well as the number and amount of awards paid by fiscal year since the inception. Pre-1988 claims allege injuries from vaccines administered prior to October 1, 1988, the day the VICP began. Pre-1988 claims had to be filed by January 31, 1991.

I. Petitions Filed

Fiscal Year Number Filed
FY 1988 24
FY 1989 147
FY 1990 3,199
FY 1991 864
FY 1992 - 2007 30
Total 4,264

II. Adjudications

Fiscal Year
 Compensable Dismissed Totals
FY 1989
9 12 21
FY 1990
96 34 130
FY 1991
132 425 557
FY 1992
136 444 580
FY 1993
103 531 634
FY 1994
121 403 524
FY 1995
112 524 636
FY 1996
112 330 442
FY 1997
129 146 275
FY 1998
91 109 200
FY 1999
60 66 126
FY 2000
57 29 86
FY 2001
 18 7 25
FY 2002
 8 5 13
FY 2003
 4 3 7
FY 2004
 1 2 3
Totals:
 1,189 3,070 4,259

III. Awards Paid (Petitioner's Awards AND Attorney's Fees Only Payments)

Fiscal Year
Number of Awards
 Amount ($ in Millons)
FY 1990 - 1995
 1,583 $496,104,984.48
FY 1996
278 $75,677,945.58
FY 1997
227 $72,528,592.59
FY 1998
183 $79,938,786.40
FY 1999
123 $51,350,425.66
FY 2000
96 $71,606,015.24
FY 2001
31 $36,084,950.38
FY 2002
10 $4,875,239.46
FY 2003
8 $12,485,292.69
FY 2004
3 $1,866,870.89
Totals:
 2,542 $902,519,103.37
  • The average pre-1988 injury award since inception is $849,237.

 

Claims Filed and Compensated or Dismissed by Vaccine1
May 5, 2008

Vaccines Listed in Claims as Reported by Petitioners

Vaccine(s) Filed Compensated  Dismissed 
Injury Death Total
DT (diphtheria-tetanus) 61 9 70 20 47
DTP
(diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis)
 		 3,280 694 3,974 1,263 2,672
DTP-HIB 16 8 24 3 19
DTaP
(diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis)
 		 237 60 297 74 95
DTaP-Hep B-IPV 20 9 29 2 4
DTaP-HIB 6 1 7 3 0
Td (tetanus-diphtheria) 123 1 124 50 51
Tdap 1 0 1 0 0
Tetanus 58 2 60 20 30
Hepatitis A (Hep A) 10 0 10 0 2
Hepatitis B (Hep B) 520 45 565 104 248
Hep A- Hep B 4 0 4 1 1
Hep B-HIB 3 0 3 1 1
HIB (Haemophilus influenzae type b) 15 3 18 6 5
HPV (human papillomarvirus) 0 0 0 0 0
Influenza (Trivalent) 194 12 206 32 16
IPV (Inactivated Polio) 259 14 273 6 264
OPV (Oral Polio) 279 26 305 157 146
Measles 142 19 161 54 107
Meningococcal 3 0 3 0 0
MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) 743 52 795 279 327
MMR-Varicella 5 0 5 1 0
MR 15 0 15 6 9
Mumps 10 0 10 1 9
Pertussis 5 3 8 2 6
Pneumococcal Conjugate 21 3 24 5 12
Rotavirus 31 1 32 20 11
Rubella 189 4 193 69 123
Varicella 38 2 40 19 12
Nonqualified2 63 9 72 0 70
Unspecified3 5,214 5 5,219 2 419
TOTAL 11,565 982 12,547 2,201 4,707

1The number of claims filed by vaccine as reported by petitioners in claims since the VICP began on October 1, 1988, which have been compensated or dismissed by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Court). Claims can be compensated by a settlement between parties or a decision by the Court.
2 Claims filed for vaccines which are not covered under the VICP.
3 Insufficient information submitted to make a determination. The majority of these claims are part of the Omnibus Autism Proceedings.

 

This information reflects the current thinking of the United States Department of Health and Human Services on the topics addressed. This information is not legal advice and does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind the Department or the public. The ultimate decision about the scope of the statutes authorizing the VICP is within the authority of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which is responsible for resolving claims for compensation under the VICP.