Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 6.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 6.13 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.6% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 480.62 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -74.8 % change on previous year, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -26.84 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 1983 | -8.88 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1984 | -27.76 % change on previous year | +212.6% |
| 1985 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1986 | -25.49 % change on previous year | -586.2% |
| 1987 | -0.0257 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1988 | -25.82 % change on previous year | +100351.0% |
| 1989 | -34.02 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1990 | -29.5 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1992 | 39.86 % change on previous year | +359.9% |
| 1993 | -43.45 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1994 | -51.58 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1995 | -16.16 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1996 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1997 | 63.39 % change on previous year | -3748.9% |
| 1998 | 170.45 % change on previous year | +168.9% |
| 1999 | -20.02 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2000 | -46.07 % change on previous year | +130.1% |
| 2001 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2002 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 22.28 % change on previous year | +505.2% |
| 2004 | 14.76 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2005 | -74.8 % change on previous year | -606.6% |
| 2006 | 54.64 % change on previous year | -173.0% |
| 2007 | -32.76 % change on previous year | -159.9% |
| 2008 | -22.65 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 202.02 % change on previous year | -991.7% |
| 2010 | -72.48 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2011 | 244.19 % change on previous year | -436.9% |
| 2012 | -0.4702 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2013 | -39.47 % change on previous year | +8295.3% |
| 2014 | -13.43 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2015 | 18.46 % change on previous year | -237.5% |
| 2016 | -70.7 % change on previous year | -483.0% |
| 2017 | 480.62 % change on previous year | -779.8% |
| 2018 | 77.76 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2019 | -71.5 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 2020 | -63.33 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 285.42 % change on previous year | -550.7% |
| 2022 | 122.22 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2023 | 60 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2024 | -15.09 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2025 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -12.32 % change on previous year | -34.02 % change on previous year | 32.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.99 % change on previous year | -51.58 % change on previous year | 170.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.76 % change on previous year | -74.8 % change on previous year | 202.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3 % change on previous year | -72.48 % change on previous year | 480.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.89 % change on previous year | -63.33 % change on previous year | 285.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 1 Brazil 660 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Niger 648.77 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Rwanda 647.17 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Cambodia 592.64 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Algeria 500 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Uganda 495.87 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Japan 488.89 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,830 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14,992 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83,590 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 140.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 11.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 83,590 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 5,830 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 6.13 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 480.62 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was -74.8 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
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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.