Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.1% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 56th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -83.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per person | +239.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per person | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | +57.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | -38.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -58.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -56.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -46.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -52.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -37.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +84.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +420.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +134.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -65.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -81.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +51.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +785.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -76.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -60.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +2012.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -89.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +486.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -46.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -73.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +846.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +87.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -76.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 20.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia 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 | +2012.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2023 | +846.1% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2004 | +785.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2015 | +486.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | +420.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 53 Netherlands 0 units per person compare
- 54 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 55 Rwanda 0 units per person compare
- 57 Chad 0 units per person compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 59 Mozambique 0 units per person compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Malaysia was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.