Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 495.87 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda is 495.87 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 849.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at 667.31 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -99.52 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Uganda 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 86.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 88.59 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 109.53 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1978 | -33.49 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1979 | -85.62 % change on previous year | +155.6% |
| 1980 | 421.78 % change on previous year | -592.6% |
| 1981 | 38.87 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 1982 | -38.77 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
| 1983 | 277.07 % change on previous year | -814.7% |
| 1984 | -53.34 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 1989 | -60.38 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 299.55 % change on previous year | -596.1% |
| 1995 | -14.37 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1996 | -38.59 % change on previous year | +168.6% |
| 1997 | -52.05 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 238.54 % change on previous year | -558.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4914 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2000 | -0.4282 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2001 | 14.07 % change on previous year | -3386.8% |
| 2002 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2003 | -40.99 % change on previous year | -1598.3% |
| 2004 | -99.52 % change on previous year | +142.8% |
| 2005 | -84.4 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2007 | -34.17 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2008 | -65.07 % change on previous year | +90.4% |
| 2009 | 21.38 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 2010 | -17.99 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 2011 | 152.25 % change on previous year | -946.3% |
| 2012 | -38.8 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2013 | 288.65 % change on previous year | -844.0% |
| 2014 | -96.01 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2015 | 52.23 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 2016 | -70.92 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 2017 | 634.53 % change on previous year | -994.7% |
| 2018 | 157.3 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2019 | -64.98 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 2020 | -65.87 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.99 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 2022 | -91.42 % change on previous year | -198.3% |
| 2023 | 667.31 % change on previous year | -829.9% |
| 2024 | 446.37 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 2025 | 495.87 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.15 % change on previous year | -85.62 % change on previous year | 109.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | 97.54 % change on previous year | -60.38 % change on previous year | 421.78 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 72.26 % change on previous year | -52.05 % change on previous year | 299.55 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2000s | -31.82 % change on previous year | -99.52 % change on previous year | 21.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.63 % change on previous year | -96.01 % change on previous year | 634.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.54 % change on previous year | -91.42 % change on previous year | 667.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 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
- 7 Japan 488.89 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Indonesia 478.22 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Sudan 476.51 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % 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 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Uganda was 495.87 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 667.31 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.52 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 849.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.