Measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Measles - number of reported cases was 5,572 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5,572 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.1% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia peaked at 66,544 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3,821 | — |
| 1975 | 5,157 | +35.0% |
| 1976 | 2,586 | -49.9% |
| 1977 | 3,132 | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 11,208 | +257.9% |
| 1979 | 21,030 | +87.6% |
| 1980 | 10,690 | -49.2% |
| 1981 | 9,784 | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 10,527 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 5,866 | -44.3% |
| 1984 | 9,843 | +67.8% |
| 1985 | 66,544 | +576.1% |
| 1986 | 3,760 | -94.3% |
| 1987 | 4,832 | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 7,575 | +56.8% |
| 1989 | 4,169 | -45.0% |
| 1990 | 1,836 | -56.0% |
| 1991 | 497 | -72.9% |
| 1992 | 4,815 | +868.8% |
| 1993 | 1,152 | -76.1% |
| 1994 | 1,133 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 562 | -50.4% |
| 1996 | 1,586 | +182.2% |
| 1997 | 1,113 | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 1,603 | +44.0% |
| 1999 | 5,329 | +232.4% |
| 2000 | 1,660 | -68.8% |
| 2001 | 2,366 | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 3,332 | +40.8% |
| 2003 | 228 | -93.2% |
| 2004 | 73 | -68.0% |
| 2005 | 357 | +389.0% |
| 2006 | 1,451 | +306.4% |
| 2007 | 1,446 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,511 | +142.8% |
| 2009 | 1,176 | -66.5% |
| 2010 | 4,235 | +260.1% |
| 2011 | 3,255 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 4,347 | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 5,253 | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 12,739 | +142.5% |
| 2015 | 17,745 | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 4,579 | -74.2% |
| 2017 | 1,921 | -58.0% |
| 2018 | 1,752 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 3,998 | +128.2% |
| 2020 | 1,952 | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 1,953 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9,292 | +375.8% |
| 2023 | 24,038 | +158.7% |
| 2024 | 31,044 | +29.1% |
| 2025 | 5,572 | -82.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 5,572 is above the median for low income countries, which is 795, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 5,572 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 10.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +868.8% | 497 | 4,815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,822 | 2,586 | 21,030 | 6 |
| 1980s | 13,359 | 3,760 | 66,544 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,963 | 497 | 5,329 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,560 | 73 | 3,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,982 | 1,752 | 17,745 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,308 | 1,952 | 31,044 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 in Ethiopia?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Ethiopia was 5,572 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 66,544 in 1985.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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