Measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea
Eritrea: Measles - number of reported cases was 27 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 27 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is up 170.0% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea peaked at 1,783 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 267 | — |
| 1994 | 541 | +102.6% |
| 1995 | 185 | -65.8% |
| 1996 | 1,783 | +863.8% |
| 1997 | 777 | -56.4% |
| 1998 | 316 | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 320 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 789 | +146.6% |
| 2001 | 204 | -74.1% |
| 2002 | 460 | +125.5% |
| 2003 | 376 | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 24 | -93.6% |
| 2005 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 128 | +573.7% |
| 2007 | 55 | -57.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 82 | — |
| 2010 | 51 | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 194 | +304.2% |
| 2013 | 45 | -76.8% |
| 2014 | 127 | +182.2% |
| 2015 | 198 | +55.9% |
| 2016 | 142 | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 1,199 | +744.4% |
| 2018 | 70 | -94.2% |
| 2019 | 6 | -91.4% |
| 2020 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +108.3% |
| 2022 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 54 | +92.9% |
| 2024 | 10 | -81.5% |
| 2025 | 27 | +170.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 27 is below the median for low income countries, which is 795, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +863.8% | 185 | 1,783 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 598.43 | 185 | 1,783 | 7 |
| 2000s | 213.7 | 0 | 789 | 10 |
| 2010s | 208 | 6 | 1,199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 10 | 54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Eritrea was 27 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,783 in 1996.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Eritrea ranks 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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