Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia is 0.005 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0367 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2006.
Somalia ranks 40th 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 square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +687.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +217.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +233.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +79.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +167.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -99.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +16314.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | -98.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +784.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +14941.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -68.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +222.4% |
| 2015 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | +88511.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -96.9% |
| 2020 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +794.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +184.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +141.4% |
| 2023 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 37 Malaysia 0.0061 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Jordan 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Gabon 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Afghanistan 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0367 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Measles - number of reported cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.