Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.9% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
That places Gambia 92nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0043 units per person | +161.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 units per person | -68.3% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +119.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 units per person | +52.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | -89.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.002 units per person | +476.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | +135.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -96.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +113.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | +141.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | -70.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -54.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -88.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 units per person | +9620.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per person | -46.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -61.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -71.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -68.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +262.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +6808.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -97.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +290.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -75.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -36.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -79.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +58.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +9620.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 2015 | +6808.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1982 | +476.9% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Gambia was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 92nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.