Measles - number of reported cases in Samoa
Samoa: Measles - number of reported cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
143rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
5,687
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 1984
Years of data
42
1974–2025
Measles - number of reported cases in Samoa, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Samoa peaked at 5,687 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1984.
Samoa ranks 143rd 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 538 | — |
| 1975 | 314 | -41.6% |
| 1976 | 1,348 | +329.3% |
| 1977 | 240 | -82.2% |
| 1978 | 1,026 | +327.5% |
| 1979 | 68 | -93.4% |
| 1980 | 376 | +452.9% |
| 1981 | 72 | -80.9% |
| 1982 | 28 | -61.1% |
| 1983 | 7 | -75.0% |
| 1984 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 1,095 | — |
| 1986 | 1 | -99.9% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 4 | — |
| 1993 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 87 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 5,687 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | -99.8% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +452.9% | 68 | 376 |
| 1976 | +329.3% | 314 | 1,348 |
| 1978 | +327.5% | 240 | 1,026 |
| 2017 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | +75.0% | 4 | 7 |
| 1975 | -41.6% | 538 | 314 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 589 | 68 | 1,348 | 6 |
| 1980s | 158 | 0 | 1,095 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.78 | 0 | 87 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010s | 949.83 | 0 | 5,687 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.83 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Samoa was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,687 in 2019.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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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