Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World
World: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0001 units per person for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2021.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -28.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -39.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +104.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +140.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -82.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +220.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -29.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +220.6% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 World
- 1 Mongolia 0.0039 units per person compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 0.0012 units per person compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0008 units per person compare
- 4 Yemen 0.0008 units per person compare
More health data for World
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % 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 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % 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 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in World 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2021.
- How does World rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.