Measles - number of reported cases in Guinea
Guinea: Measles - number of reported cases was 567 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Guinea, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Guinea is 567, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Guinea peaked at 18,004 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2007.
Guinea ranks 51st of 210 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 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 11,798 | — |
| 1975 | 7,536 | -36.1% |
| 1976 | 5,852 | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 8,045 | +37.5% |
| 1978 | 4,061 | -49.5% |
| 1979 | 6,236 | +53.6% |
| 1980 | 8,552 | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 11,397 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 15,038 | +31.9% |
| 1983 | 8,856 | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 4,396 | -50.4% |
| 1985 | 2,969 | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 2,592 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 7,357 | +183.8% |
| 1988 | 3,353 | -54.4% |
| 1989 | 4,152 | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 12,756 | +207.2% |
| 1991 | 6,708 | -47.4% |
| 1992 | 1,617 | -75.9% |
| 1993 | 5,228 | +223.3% |
| 1994 | 2,372 | -54.6% |
| 1995 | 1,085 | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 10,292 | +848.6% |
| 1997 | 10,170 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 9,170 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 18,004 | +96.3% |
| 2000 | 11,294 | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 7,408 | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 2,151 | -71.0% |
| 2003 | 2,497 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 10 | -99.6% |
| 2005 | 99 | +890.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -96.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | +2866.7% |
| 2009 | 264 | +196.6% |
| 2010 | 45 | -83.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | -75.6% |
| 2012 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 53 | +783.3% |
| 2014 | 175 | +230.2% |
| 2015 | 243 | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 316 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 2,036 | +544.3% |
| 2018 | 482 | -76.3% |
| 2019 | 4,555 | +845.0% |
| 2020 | 506 | -88.9% |
| 2021 | 505 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 417 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 94 | -77.5% |
| 2024 | 577 | +513.8% |
| 2025 | 567 | -1.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 567 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 567 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2866.7% | 3 | 89 |
| 2005 | +890.0% | 10 | 99 |
| 1996 | +848.6% | 1,085 | 10,292 |
| 2019 | +845.0% | 482 | 4,555 |
| 2013 | +783.3% | 6 | 53 |
| 2017 | +544.3% | 316 | 2,036 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,255 | 4,061 | 11,798 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,866 | 2,592 | 15,038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,740 | 1,085 | 18,004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,382 | 3 | 11,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 792.2 | 6 | 4,555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 444.33 | 94 | 577 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Guinea was 567 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18,004 in 1999.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Guinea ranks 51st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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