Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.0% on the previous year and up 547.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.016 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 70th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.003 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0025 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 units per person | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 units per person | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 units per person | +55.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 units per person | -58.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 units per person | +773.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.016 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 units per person | -32.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 units per person | -46.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 units per person | -77.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 units per person | +83.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per person | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -98.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +322.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +169.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +136.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | -47.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -93.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -91.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -70.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +641.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1071.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -92.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +2352.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -92.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +82.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -73.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -51.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1178.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -47.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -56.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +554.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -50.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +55.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -48.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2352.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2018 | +1178.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2006 | +1071.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1981 | +773.8% | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0155 units per person |
| 2005 | +641.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2022 | +554.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Kenya was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 547.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.