Measles - number of reported cases in Malawi
Malawi: Measles - number of reported cases was 1,158 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Malawi, 1976–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, measles - number of reported cases in Malawi stood at 1,158.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 1,423.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Malawi peaked at 246,511 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Malawi 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 200,000 | — |
| 1977 | 201,000 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 246,511 | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 195,644 | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 162,686 | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 84,610 | -48.0% |
| 1982 | 104,921 | +24.0% |
| 1983 | 150,248 | +43.2% |
| 1984 | 80,766 | -46.2% |
| 1985 | 126,581 | +56.7% |
| 1986 | 105,682 | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 114,061 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 81,100 | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 93,100 | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 5,730 | -93.8% |
| 1992 | 32,177 | +461.6% |
| 1993 | 3,614 | -88.8% |
| 1994 | 2,164 | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 4,218 | +94.9% |
| 1996 | 9,120 | +116.2% |
| 1997 | 10,845 | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 3,591 | -66.9% |
| 1999 | 152 | -95.8% |
| 2000 | 304 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 150 | -50.7% |
| 2002 | 92 | -38.7% |
| 2003 | 167 | +81.5% |
| 2004 | 1,116 | +568.3% |
| 2005 | 184 | -83.5% |
| 2006 | 1 | -99.5% |
| 2007 | 143 | +14200.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | -86.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 118,712 | +565195.2% |
| 2011 | 26 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | -57.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | -90.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 4 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +1600.0% |
| 2020 | 76 | +347.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | -93.4% |
| 2022 | 29 | +480.0% |
| 2023 | 173 | +496.6% |
| 2024 | 958 | +453.8% |
| 2025 | 1,158 | +20.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,158 is above the median for low income countries, which is 795, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,158 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +565195.2% | 21 | 118,712 |
| 2007 | +14200.0% | 1 | 143 |
| 2019 | +1600.0% | 1 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 210,789 | 195,644 | 246,511 | 4 |
| 1980s | 110,376 | 80,766 | 162,686 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,957 | 152 | 32,177 | 9 |
| 2000s | 219.8 | 1 | 1,116 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,878 | 0 | 118,712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 399.83 | 5 | 1,158 | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Malawi was 1,158 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 246,511 in 1978.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malawi 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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