Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0 units per person for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 82.5% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 45th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -51.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per person | +251.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per person | +84.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | -49.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | -45.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +63.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +557.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -94.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -47.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -57.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -74.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +828.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -76.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -52.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +173.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +222.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -69.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -93.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -68.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +374.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +294.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +135.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -67.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +250.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +136.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +35.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -74.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -59.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +122.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +363.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +152.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -82.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +828.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 42 Philippines 0 units per person compare
- 43 South Africa 0 units per person compare
- 44 Bolivia 0 units per person compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 47 Ukraine 0 units per person compare
- 48 Guinea 0 units per person compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Ethiopia was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Measles - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Measles - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.