Measles - number of reported cases in Malaysia
Malaysia: Measles - number of reported cases was 917 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Malaysia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 917 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 75.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Malaysia peaked at 9,313 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 41st 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7,990 | — |
| 1975 | 1,377 | -82.8% |
| 1976 | 4,786 | +247.6% |
| 1977 | 6,972 | +45.7% |
| 1978 | 7,233 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6,352 | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 8,727 | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 5,690 | -34.8% |
| 1982 | 9,268 | +62.9% |
| 1983 | 9,313 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8,147 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 5,163 | -36.6% |
| 1986 | 4,699 | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 5,429 | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 2,304 | -57.6% |
| 1989 | 1,027 | -55.4% |
| 1990 | 563 | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 275 | -51.2% |
| 1992 | 363 | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 542 | +49.3% |
| 1994 | 346 | -36.2% |
| 1995 | 654 | +89.0% |
| 1996 | 460 | -29.7% |
| 1997 | 627 | +36.3% |
| 1998 | 483 | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 2,576 | +433.3% |
| 2000 | 6,187 | +140.2% |
| 2001 | 2,198 | -64.5% |
| 2002 | 408 | -81.4% |
| 2003 | 632 | +54.9% |
| 2004 | 5,729 | +806.5% |
| 2005 | 1,407 | -75.4% |
| 2006 | 564 | -59.9% |
| 2007 | 394 | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 334 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 153 | -54.2% |
| 2010 | 73 | -52.3% |
| 2011 | 1,569 | +2049.3% |
| 2012 | 1,868 | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 195 | -89.6% |
| 2014 | 221 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1,318 | +496.4% |
| 2016 | 1,569 | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 1,709 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1,981 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 1,077 | -45.6% |
| 2020 | 478 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 128 | -73.2% |
| 2022 | 209 | +63.3% |
| 2023 | 2,002 | +857.9% |
| 2024 | 3,791 | +89.4% |
| 2025 | 917 | -75.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 917 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 76.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2049.3% | 73 | 1,569 |
| 2023 | +857.9% | 209 | 2,002 |
| 2004 | +806.5% | 632 | 5,729 |
| 2015 | +496.4% | 221 | 1,318 |
| 1999 | +433.3% | 483 | 2,576 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,785 | 1,377 | 7,990 | 6 |
| 1980s | 5,977 | 1,027 | 9,313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 688.9 | 275 | 2,576 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,801 | 153 | 6,187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,158 | 73 | 1,981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,254 | 128 | 3,791 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Malaysia was 917 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,313 in 1983.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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