Measles - number of reported cases in Thailand
Thailand: Measles - number of reported cases was 913 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 913 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.9% on the previous year and up 492.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Thailand peaked at 47,205 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 42nd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2,739 | — |
| 1975 | 3,392 | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 5,538 | +63.3% |
| 1977 | 8,775 | +58.5% |
| 1978 | 8,502 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 13,151 | +54.7% |
| 1980 | 16,795 | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 24,298 | +44.7% |
| 1982 | 27,691 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 34,713 | +25.4% |
| 1984 | 47,205 | +36.0% |
| 1985 | 32,156 | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 19,545 | -39.2% |
| 1987 | 42,172 | +115.8% |
| 1988 | 36,092 | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 14,862 | -58.8% |
| 1990 | 29,244 | +96.8% |
| 1991 | 26,709 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 7,892 | -70.5% |
| 1993 | 17,851 | +126.2% |
| 1994 | 38,659 | +116.6% |
| 1995 | 11,112 | -71.3% |
| 1996 | 5,757 | -48.2% |
| 1997 | 15,122 | +162.7% |
| 1998 | 13,734 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 3,167 | -76.9% |
| 2000 | 4,074 | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 7,319 | +79.7% |
| 2002 | 10,315 | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 4,519 | -56.2% |
| 2004 | 4,165 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 3,526 | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 3,588 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,893 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 7,790 | +100.1% |
| 2009 | 6,071 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 2,583 | -57.5% |
| 2011 | 3,156 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 5,197 | +64.7% |
| 2013 | 2,641 | -49.2% |
| 2015 | 154 | -94.2% |
| 2016 | 652 | +323.4% |
| 2017 | 1,946 | +198.5% |
| 2018 | 6,035 | +210.1% |
| 2019 | 5,412 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 64 | -98.8% |
| 2023 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,202 | +12715.6% |
| 2025 | 913 | -88.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 913 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 76.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +12715.6% | 64 | 8,202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,016 | 2,739 | 13,151 | 6 |
| 1980s | 29,553 | 14,862 | 47,205 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,925 | 3,167 | 38,659 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,526 | 3,526 | 10,315 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,086 | 154 | 6,035 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,311 | 64 | 8,202 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 1,013 compare
- 40 Togo 928 compare
- 41 Malaysia 917 compare
- 43 France 873 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 826 compare
- 45 Mozambique 823 compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Thailand?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Thailand was 913 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 47,205 in 1984.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Thailand ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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