Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 1,239.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0424 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 36th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0367 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0358 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0424 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0325 units per person | -23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.026 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.013 units per person | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0213 units per person | +37.7% |
| 1984 | 0.011 units per person | -48.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 units per person | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 units per person | -32.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per person | -94.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 units per person | +445.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -88.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | -39.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +95.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +112.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -67.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -95.9% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +95.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -51.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -40.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +77.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +551.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -83.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -99.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +13802.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -86.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.008 units per person | +548773.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -91.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +191.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -75.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1555.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +335.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -93.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +465.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +481.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +439.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +548773.7% | 0 units per person | 0.008 units per person |
| 2007 | +13802.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2019 | +1555.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.026 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malawi was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0424 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malawi 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.