Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Measles - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
203
Highest
660 % change on previous year
Brazil
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tokelau
Median
-78.76 % change on previous year
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
6,926
What the numbers show
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 660 % change on previous year in Brazil; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is -78.76 % change on previous year, and the mean is -9.86 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 8,740.9%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 30,500.0%).
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 660 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 973.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 648.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 647.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 819.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Cambodia | 592.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 692.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 500 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 495.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 849.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 488.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 629.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 478.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,770.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 476.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Yemen | 441.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,137.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 389.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,463.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 377.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 300 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Lesotho | 300 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Singapore | 300 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 290 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahrain | 250 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Ukraine | 246.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 8,740.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 230.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 332.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 217.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 378.1% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 198.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 367.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 175 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 170 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 166.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 275.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 162.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 150 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 138.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 86.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 80.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 296.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 75.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 397.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 70 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 62.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 270.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 60.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 59.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Georgia | 50.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 47.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Wallis and Futuna | 44.44 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 41.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 39.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 31.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | 22.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Malawi | 20.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 17.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Hong Kong | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 52 | India | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | -6.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | -7.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | -10.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Cyprus | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Syria | -14.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | -16.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -18.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Libya | -19.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | -26.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | -29.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Mali | -31.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Mozambique | -33.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | -34.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | -37.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | -40 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | -45.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bangladesh | -46.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | -47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | -47.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | -49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | -52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Qatar | -52.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Poland | -55.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 405.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | -56.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 943.8% | volatile |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | -58.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6,766.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | -60 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -60.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | -61.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | -63.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | -63.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | -64.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Myanmar | -70 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Russian Federation | -70.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | -70.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Burundi | -71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | -71.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Austria | -71.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 143.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Tuvalu | -72.55 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | -73.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | -74.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 191.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Ireland | -75.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Malaysia | -75.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | -76.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 396.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia | -77.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | -78.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Nepal | -78.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 414.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | -78.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | -79.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Ethiopia | -82.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 308.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | -82.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | -82.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Hungary | -83.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | -84.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 364.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | -84.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 233.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Türkiye | -85.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Comoros | -88.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 113 | Thailand | -88.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | -89.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -90.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | -90.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | -90.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritania | -90.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | -91.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Armenia | -91.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bulgaria | -92.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Chad | -92.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | -94.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 124 | South Sudan | -95.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 196.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -98.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Palestine, State of | -98.9 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 127 | United States of America | -98.9 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 139.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | -99.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,319.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Iraq | -99.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,230.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | -99.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Argentina | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | American Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Belize | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Bermuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Chile | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Colombia | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Cape Verde | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Cuba | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 756.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Ecuador | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 30,500.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Guatemala | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Guam | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 409.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 169.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Iceland | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Israel | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Jordan | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 440.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Macao | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Marshall Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 131 | New Caledonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Naoero | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | New Zealand | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Paraguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 131 | El Salvador | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 131 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Eswatini | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Seychelles | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 157.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,075.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Tonga | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 732.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Anguilla | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Cook Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Tokelau | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 228.55 % change on previous year
- Sur -100 % change on previous year
- Americas (WHO region) 22.22 % change on previous year
- Low income (World Bank) 6.99 % change on previous year
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 6.13 % change on previous year
- Africa (WHO region) -8.02 % change on previous year
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) -8.83 % change on previous year
- World -13.54 % change on previous year
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) -27.52 % change on previous year
- South-East Asia (WHO region) -30.44 % change on previous year
- High income (World Bank) -56.94 % change on previous year
- Europe (WHO region) -74.39 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Measles - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Measles - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.