Measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Measles - number of reported cases was 83,590 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 83,590 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 290.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 453,409 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6,275, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 341,624 | — |
| 1981 | 453,409 | +32.7% |
| 1982 | 331,721 | -26.8% |
| 1983 | 302,254 | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 218,335 | -27.8% |
| 1985 | 229,781 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 171,208 | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 171,164 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 126,977 | -25.8% |
| 1989 | 83,776 | -34.0% |
| 1990 | 59,058 | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 64,177 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 89,758 | +39.9% |
| 1993 | 50,758 | -43.5% |
| 1994 | 24,578 | -51.6% |
| 1995 | 20,607 | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 20,249 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 33,085 | +63.4% |
| 1998 | 89,478 | +170.4% |
| 1999 | 71,562 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 38,592 | -46.1% |
| 2001 | 41,103 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 42,616 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 52,110 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 59,804 | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 15,069 | -74.8% |
| 2006 | 23,303 | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 15,670 | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 12,120 | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 36,605 | +202.0% |
| 2010 | 10,072 | -72.5% |
| 2011 | 34,667 | +244.2% |
| 2012 | 34,504 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20,884 | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 18,080 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 21,418 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 6,275 | -70.7% |
| 2017 | 36,434 | +480.6% |
| 2018 | 64,764 | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 18,458 | -71.5% |
| 2020 | 6,769 | -63.3% |
| 2021 | 26,089 | +285.4% |
| 2022 | 57,976 | +122.2% |
| 2023 | 92,761 | +60.0% |
| 2024 | 78,765 | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 83,590 | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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 | +480.6% | 6,275 | 36,434 |
| 2021 | +285.4% | 6,769 | 26,089 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 243,025 | 83,776 | 453,409 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,331 | 20,249 | 89,758 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,699 | 12,120 | 59,804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,556 | 6,275 | 64,764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,658 | 6,769 | 92,761 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 83,590 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 453,409 in 1981.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,275 in 2016.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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