Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 20.88 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi is 20.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 95.4% on the previous year and up 120.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 568.26 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 22.64 % change on previous year | +4428.5% |
| 1979 | -20.63 % change on previous year | -191.1% |
| 1980 | -16.85 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1981 | -47.99 % change on previous year | +184.9% |
| 1982 | 24.01 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1983 | 43.2 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 1984 | -46.24 % change on previous year | -207.0% |
| 1985 | 56.73 % change on previous year | -222.7% |
| 1986 | -16.51 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 1987 | 7.93 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 1988 | -28.9 % change on previous year | -464.5% |
| 1989 | 14.8 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1992 | 461.55 % change on previous year | +3019.3% |
| 1993 | -88.77 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1994 | -40.12 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 94.92 % change on previous year | -336.6% |
| 1996 | 116.22 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 18.91 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1998 | -66.89 % change on previous year | -453.6% |
| 1999 | -95.77 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 100 % change on previous year | -204.4% |
| 2001 | -50.66 % change on previous year | -150.7% |
| 2002 | -38.67 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 81.52 % change on previous year | -310.8% |
| 2004 | 568.26 % change on previous year | +597.1% |
| 2005 | -83.51 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 2006 | -99.46 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2008 | -86.01 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 5 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2011 | -99.98 % change on previous year | -2099.6% |
| 2012 | -57.69 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2013 | -90.91 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 2014 | 200 % change on previous year | -320.0% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2018 | -75 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 347.06 % change on previous year | -562.7% |
| 2021 | -93.42 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2022 | 480 % change on previous year | -613.8% |
| 2023 | 496.55 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 453.76 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 20.88 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8358 % change on previous year | -20.63 % change on previous year | 22.64 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1980s | -0.9834 % change on previous year | -47.99 % change on previous year | 56.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.01 % change on previous year | -95.77 % change on previous year | 461.55 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.05 % change on previous year | -99.46 % change on previous year | 568.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -37.26 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 284.14 % change on previous year | -93.42 % change on previous year | 496.55 % change on previous year | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malawi was 20.88 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 568.26 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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
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.