Measles - number of reported cases in Senegal
Senegal: Measles - number of reported cases was 127 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Senegal, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 127 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 74.4% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Senegal peaked at 46,309 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
That places Senegal 78th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 35,069 | — |
| 1975 | 26,567 | -24.2% |
| 1976 | 46,309 | +74.3% |
| 1977 | 44,844 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 29,888 | -33.4% |
| 1979 | 39,188 | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 29,144 | -25.6% |
| 1981 | 34,516 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 32,380 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 26,481 | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 6,831 | -74.2% |
| 1987 | 3,453 | -49.5% |
| 1988 | 1,596 | -53.8% |
| 1989 | 10,940 | +585.5% |
| 1990 | 5,004 | -54.3% |
| 1991 | 11,427 | +128.4% |
| 1992 | 15,367 | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 14,693 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 5,944 | -59.5% |
| 1996 | 8,069 | +35.8% |
| 1997 | 6,594 | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 6,594 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,668 | -44.4% |
| 2000 | 5,839 | +59.2% |
| 2001 | 24,789 | +324.5% |
| 2002 | 18,184 | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 1,519 | -91.6% |
| 2004 | 31 | -98.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 11 | +266.7% |
| 2008 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2009 | 999 | +16550.0% |
| 2010 | 428 | -57.2% |
| 2011 | 18 | -95.8% |
| 2012 | 46 | +155.6% |
| 2013 | 17 | -63.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +88.2% |
| 2015 | 58 | +81.2% |
| 2016 | 162 | +179.3% |
| 2017 | 11 | -93.2% |
| 2018 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 267 | +2125.0% |
| 2020 | 212 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 187 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 508 | +171.7% |
| 2023 | 564 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 496 | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 127 | -74.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 127 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 127 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +16550.0% | 6 | 999 |
| 2019 | +2125.0% | 12 | 267 |
| 1989 | +585.5% | 1,596 | 10,940 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,978 | 26,567 | 46,309 | 6 |
| 1980s | 18,168 | 1,596 | 34,516 | 8 |
| 1990s | 8,596 | 3,668 | 15,367 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,138 | 0 | 24,789 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1 | 11 | 428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 349 | 127 | 564 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Senegal was 127 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46,309 in 1976.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Senegal ranks 78th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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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