Measles - number of reported cases in Iran
Iran: Measles - number of reported cases was 1,072 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Iran, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Iran is 1,072, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.8% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Iran peaked at 53,615 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2004.
Iran ranks 38th 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18,623 | — |
| 1975 | 33,640 | +80.6% |
| 1976 | 16,176 | -51.9% |
| 1977 | 20,188 | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 53,615 | +165.6% |
| 1979 | 20,117 | -62.5% |
| 1980 | 31,130 | +54.7% |
| 1981 | 35,858 | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 47,719 | +33.1% |
| 1983 | 43,623 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 32,909 | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 20,582 | -37.5% |
| 1986 | 14,904 | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 19,383 | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 11,559 | -40.4% |
| 1989 | 5,895 | -49.0% |
| 1990 | 5,341 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 6,034 | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 5,028 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 4,616 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 506 | -89.0% |
| 1995 | 263 | -48.0% |
| 1996 | 2,329 | +785.6% |
| 1997 | 3,901 | +67.5% |
| 1998 | 2,869 | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 4,137 | +44.2% |
| 2000 | 11,874 | +187.0% |
| 2001 | 9,582 | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 9,554 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,644 | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 3 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2006 | 220 | +3042.9% |
| 2007 | 133 | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 127 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 262 | +106.3% |
| 2010 | 538 | +105.3% |
| 2011 | 73 | -86.4% |
| 2012 | 332 | +354.8% |
| 2013 | 189 | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 99 | -47.6% |
| 2015 | 615 | +521.2% |
| 2016 | 82 | -86.7% |
| 2017 | 51 | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 203 | +298.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | -90.1% |
| 2020 | 4 | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 103 | +2475.0% |
| 2022 | 230 | +123.3% |
| 2023 | 648 | +181.7% |
| 2024 | 449 | -30.7% |
| 2025 | 1,072 | +138.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1,072 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 89.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1,072 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107, 10.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3042.9% | 7 | 220 |
| 2021 | +2475.0% | 4 | 103 |
| 1996 | +785.6% | 263 | 2,329 |
| 2015 | +521.2% | 99 | 615 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,060 | 16,176 | 53,615 | 6 |
| 1980s | 26,356 | 5,895 | 47,719 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,502 | 263 | 6,034 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,341 | 3 | 11,874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.2 | 20 | 615 | 10 |
| 2020s | 417.67 | 4 | 1,072 | 6 |
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More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Iran was 1,072 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 53,615 in 1978.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Iran ranks 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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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