Measles - number of reported cases in Egypt
Egypt: Measles - number of reported cases was 107 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Egypt, 1975–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Egypt is 107, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Egypt peaked at 7,365 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 82nd of 210 countries on this measure, 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 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3,492 | — |
| 1976 | 2,051 | -41.3% |
| 1977 | 3,780 | +84.3% |
| 1978 | 1,130 | -70.1% |
| 1979 | 4,763 | +321.5% |
| 1980 | 839 | -82.4% |
| 1981 | 1,777 | +111.8% |
| 1982 | 7,365 | +314.5% |
| 1983 | 813 | -89.0% |
| 1984 | 4,898 | +502.5% |
| 1985 | 5,554 | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 1,176 | -78.8% |
| 1987 | 1,805 | +53.5% |
| 1988 | 3,672 | +103.4% |
| 1989 | 4,057 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 887 | -78.1% |
| 1991 | 1,231 | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 4,403 | +257.7% |
| 1993 | 2,874 | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 1,444 | -49.8% |
| 1995 | 1,833 | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 4,403 | +140.2% |
| 1997 | 4,606 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 4,868 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1,547 | -68.2% |
| 2000 | 2,633 | +70.2% |
| 2001 | 2,150 | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 653 | -69.6% |
| 2003 | 164 | -74.9% |
| 2004 | 80 | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 953 | +1137.7% |
| 2007 | 1,684 | +76.7% |
| 2008 | 668 | -60.3% |
| 2009 | 608 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | -97.4% |
| 2011 | 26 | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 245 | +842.3% |
| 2013 | 405 | +65.3% |
| 2014 | 1,314 | +224.4% |
| 2015 | 5,432 | +313.4% |
| 2016 | 225 | -95.9% |
| 2017 | 24 | -89.3% |
| 2018 | 48 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | — |
| 2023 | 267 | +1807.1% |
| 2024 | 91 | -65.9% |
| 2025 | 107 | +17.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 107 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 107 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Egypt 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 | +1807.1% | 14 | 267 |
| 2006 | +1137.7% | 77 | 953 |
| 2012 | +842.3% | 26 | 245 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,043 | 1,130 | 4,763 | 5 |
| 1980s | 3,196 | 813 | 7,365 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,810 | 887 | 4,868 | 10 |
| 2000s | 967 | 77 | 2,633 | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.5 | 0 | 5,432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.33 | 0 | 267 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 79 United States 121 compare
- 80 Poland 120 compare
- 81 Syria 109 compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 103 compare
- 84 Mauritania 102 compare
- 85 Tanzania 99 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases in Egypt?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Egypt was 107 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7,365 in 1982.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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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