Measles - number of reported cases in Palestine
Palestine: Measles - number of reported cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
143rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
1,001
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
13
1996–2025
Measles - number of reported cases in Palestine, 1996–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Palestine peaked at 1,001 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Palestine 143rd 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33 | — |
| 1997 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 40 | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 138 | +245.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | -96.4% |
| 2010 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 63 | +6200.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 228 | — |
| 2020 | 1,001 | +339.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | -98.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | -72.7% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.75 | 28 | 138 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 73 | 0 | 228 | 4 |
| 2020s | 253.75 | 0 | 1,001 | 4 |
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More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 Palestine?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Palestine was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,001 in 2020.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Palestine ranks 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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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