Mumps - number of reported cases in Australia
Australia: Mumps - number of reported cases was 171 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mumps - number of reported cases in Australia, 1999–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 171 for mumps - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mumps - number of reported cases in Australia peaked at 806 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2021.
Australia ranks 48th of 180 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.
Mumps - number of reported cases in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 178 | — |
| 2000 | 212 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 113 | -46.7% |
| 2002 | 68 | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 76 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 106 | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 240 | +126.4% |
| 2007 | 579 | +141.2% |
| 2008 | 286 | -50.6% |
| 2009 | 164 | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 89 | -45.7% |
| 2011 | 145 | +62.9% |
| 2012 | 195 | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 216 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 187 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 633 | +238.5% |
| 2016 | 800 | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 806 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 634 | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 168 | -73.5% |
| 2020 | 151 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 21 | -86.1% |
| 2022 | 45 | +114.3% |
| 2023 | 40 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 187 | +367.5% |
| 2025 | 171 | -8.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 171 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5, 10.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mumps - number of reported cases in Australia 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 | +367.5% | 40 | 187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178 | 178 | 178 | 1 |
| 2000s | 204.89 | 68 | 579 | 9 |
| 2010s | 387.3 | 89 | 806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.5 | 21 | 187 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mumps - number of reported cases in Australia?
- Mumps - number of reported cases in Australia was 171 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 806 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for mumps - number of reported cases?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mumps - number of reported cases rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mumps - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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