Measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda
Rwanda: Measles - number of reported cases was 396 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda is 396, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 647.2% on the previous year and up 39,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda peaked at 96,203 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 60th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 48,246 | — |
| 1975 | 44,721 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 79,278 | +77.3% |
| 1977 | 73,337 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 96,203 | +31.2% |
| 1979 | 61,094 | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 80,402 | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 79,384 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 36,792 | -53.7% |
| 1983 | 20,001 | -45.6% |
| 1984 | 17,269 | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 16,760 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 42,749 | +155.1% |
| 1987 | 12,387 | -71.0% |
| 1988 | 4,364 | -64.8% |
| 1989 | 5,429 | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 8,970 | +65.2% |
| 1991 | 5,820 | -35.1% |
| 1992 | 17,429 | +199.5% |
| 1993 | 9,861 | -43.4% |
| 1994 | 5,999 | -39.2% |
| 1995 | 28,874 | +381.3% |
| 1996 | 3,988 | -86.2% |
| 1997 | 787 | -80.3% |
| 1999 | 4,359 | +453.9% |
| 2000 | 2,095 | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 896 | -57.2% |
| 2002 | 2,738 | +205.6% |
| 2003 | 1,064 | -61.1% |
| 2004 | 386 | -63.7% |
| 2005 | 129 | -66.6% |
| 2006 | 494 | +282.9% |
| 2007 | 26 | -94.7% |
| 2008 | 6 | -76.9% |
| 2009 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 121 | +2320.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | -74.4% |
| 2012 | 75 | +141.9% |
| 2013 | 17 | -77.3% |
| 2014 | 10 | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | -90.0% |
| 2016 | 95 | +9400.0% |
| 2017 | 145 | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 229 | +57.9% |
| 2019 | 818 | +257.2% |
| 2020 | 108 | -86.8% |
| 2021 | 40 | -63.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 108 | +272.4% |
| 2024 | 53 | -50.9% |
| 2025 | 396 | +647.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 396 is below the median for low income countries, which is 795, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 396 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +9400.0% | 1 | 95 |
| 2010 | +2320.0% | 5 | 121 |
| 2025 | +647.2% | 53 | 396 |
| 1999 | +453.9% | 787 | 4,359 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,146 | 44,721 | 96,203 | 6 |
| 1980s | 31,554 | 4,364 | 80,402 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,565 | 787 | 28,874 | 9 |
| 2000s | 783.9 | 5 | 2,738 | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.2 | 1 | 818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.33 | 29 | 396 | 6 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 Rwanda?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Rwanda was 396 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 96,203 in 1978.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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