Measles - number of reported cases in India
India: Measles - number of reported cases was 17,995 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in India, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 17,995 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in India peaked at 252,940 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3,305, in 2012.
That places India 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 119,714 | — |
| 1975 | 133,561 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 157,047 | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 133,654 | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 121,313 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 143,338 | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 114,036 | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 202,054 | +77.2% |
| 1982 | 146,196 | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 129,639 | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 190,881 | +47.2% |
| 1985 | 161,216 | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 155,076 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 252,940 | +63.1% |
| 1988 | 161,379 | -36.2% |
| 1989 | 165,771 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 89,612 | -45.9% |
| 1991 | 77,859 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 71,798 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 50,391 | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 50,518 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37,494 | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 47,072 | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 61,004 | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 33,990 | -44.3% |
| 1999 | 21,013 | -38.2% |
| 2000 | 38,835 | +84.8% |
| 2001 | 51,780 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 40,044 | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 47,147 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 55,443 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 36,711 | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 64,185 | +74.8% |
| 2007 | 41,144 | -35.9% |
| 2008 | 44,258 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 56,188 | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 31,458 | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 33,634 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3,305 | -90.2% |
| 2013 | 8,285 | +150.7% |
| 2014 | 26,530 | +220.2% |
| 2015 | 30,168 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 17,250 | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 12,032 | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 19,474 | +61.9% |
| 2019 | 10,430 | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 5,604 | -46.3% |
| 2021 | 5,700 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 40,967 | +618.7% |
| 2023 | 65,150 | +59.0% |
| 2024 | 18,530 | -71.6% |
| 2025 | 17,995 | -2.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 17,995 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 141.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 17,995 is above the median for South Asia, which is 13, 1384.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +618.7% | 5,700 | 40,967 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,771 | 119,714 | 157,047 | 6 |
| 1980s | 167,919 | 114,036 | 252,940 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,075 | 21,013 | 89,612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,574 | 36,711 | 64,185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,257 | 3,305 | 33,634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,658 | 5,604 | 65,150 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Measles - number of reported cases in India was 17,995 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 252,940 in 1987.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,305 in 2012.
- How does India rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- India ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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