Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2006.
That places Somalia 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +511.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -74.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -47.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +206.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +33.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +239.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +74.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +72.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | +157.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -99.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +15811.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -98.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +762.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | +14835.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -69.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +211.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | +85137.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -61.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +761.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +173.9% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +134.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -82.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -53.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +85137.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 2007 | +15811.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2011 | +14835.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Somalia 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.