Measles - number of reported cases in Somalia
Somalia: Measles - number of reported cases was 1,867 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,867
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
31st
of 210 countries
All-time high
23,039
in 2017
All-time low
7
in 2006
Years of data
36
1978–2025
Measles - number of reported cases in Somalia, 1978–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Somalia is 1,867, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Somalia peaked at 23,039 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2006.
Somalia ranks 31st of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 79 | — |
| 1983 | 622 | +687.3% |
| 1984 | 487 | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 128 | -73.7% |
| 1986 | 70 | -45.3% |
| 1987 | 222 | +217.1% |
| 1988 | 296 | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 988 | +233.8% |
| 1996 | 1,830 | +85.2% |
| 1998 | 3,075 | +68.0% |
| 1999 | 5,523 | +79.6% |
| 2000 | 3,965 | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 3,571 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 9,559 | +167.7% |
| 2003 | 8,257 | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 12,008 | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 7 | -99.9% |
| 2007 | 1,149 | +16314.3% |
| 2008 | 1,081 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13 | -98.8% |
| 2010 | 115 | +784.6% |
| 2011 | 17,298 | +14941.7% |
| 2012 | 9,983 | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 3,173 | -68.2% |
| 2014 | 10,229 | +222.4% |
| 2015 | 7,497 | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 26 | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 23,039 | +88511.5% |
| 2018 | 9,126 | -60.4% |
| 2019 | 283 | -96.9% |
| 2020 | 2,531 | +794.3% |
| 2021 | 7,191 | +184.1% |
| 2022 | 17,361 | +141.4% |
| 2023 | 3,167 | -81.8% |
| 2024 | 1,529 | -51.7% |
| 2025 | 1,867 | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79 | 79 | 79 | 1 |
| 1980s | 401.86 | 70 | 988 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3,476 | 1,830 | 5,523 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4,401 | 7 | 12,008 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,077 | 26 | 23,039 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,608 | 1,529 | 17,361 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2552 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases in Somalia?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Somalia was 1,867 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,039 in 2017.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Somalia ranks 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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