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Reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa

Samoa: Reported cases of measles, per capita was 0 Cases per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 Cases per person
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0271 Cases per person
in 2019
All-time low
0 Cases per person
in 1984
Years of data
41
1974–2024

Reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa, 1974–2024

00.010.020.031974199920241974: 0.004 Cases per person1975: 0.002 Cases per person1976: 0.009 Cases per person1977: 0.002 Cases per person1978: 0.006 Cases per person1979: 0 Cases per person1980: 0.002 Cases per person1981: 0 Cases per person1982: 0 Cases per person1983: 0 Cases per person1984: 0 Cases per person1985: 0.007 Cases per person1986: 0 Cases per person1987: 0 Cases per person1988: 0 Cases per person1989: 0 Cases per person1990: 0 Cases per person1991: 0 Cases per person1992: 0 Cases per person1993: 0 Cases per person1994: 0 Cases per person1995: 0 Cases per person1996: 0 Cases per person1997: 0 Cases per person1998: 0 Cases per person2003: 0 Cases per person2004: 0 Cases per person2005: 0 Cases per person2006: 0 Cases per person2009: 0 Cases per person2010: 0 Cases per person2011: 0 Cases per person2012: 0 Cases per person2017: 0 Cases per person2018: 0 Cases per person2019: 0.027 Cases per person2020: 0 Cases per person2021: 0 Cases per person2022: 0 Cases per person2023: 0 Cases per person2024: 0 Cases per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Cases per person.

Analysis

In 2024, reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa stood at 0 Cases per person. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0271 Cases per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Cases per person, in 1984.

Samoa ranks 146th of 205 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.

Reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa, year by year

Year Cases per person Change
1974 0.0036 Cases per person —
1975 0.002 Cases per person -43.1%
1976 0.0086 Cases per person +319.0%
1977 0.0015 Cases per person -82.5%
1978 0.0064 Cases per person +323.2%
1979 0.0004 Cases per person -93.4%
1980 0.0023 Cases per person +448.1%
1981 0.0004 Cases per person -81.0%
1982 0.0002 Cases per person -61.3%
1983 0 Cases per person -75.0%
1984 0 Cases per person -100.0%
1985 0.0066 Cases per person —
1986 0 Cases per person -99.9%
1987 0 Cases per person -100.0%
1988 0 Cases per person —
1989 0 Cases per person —
1990 0 Cases per person -100.0%
1991 0 Cases per person —
1992 0 Cases per person —
1993 0 Cases per person +73.5%
1994 0 Cases per person -100.0%
1995 0 Cases per person —
1996 0.0005 Cases per person —
1997 0 Cases per person -100.0%
1998 0 Cases per person —
2003 0 Cases per person -100.0%
2004 0 Cases per person —
2005 0 Cases per person —
2006 0 Cases per person —
2009 0 Cases per person —
2010 0 Cases per person —
2011 0 Cases per person -100.0%
2012 0 Cases per person —
2017 0 Cases per person +187.0%
2018 0 Cases per person -100.0%
2019 0.0271 Cases per person —
2020 0.0001 Cases per person -99.8%
2021 0 Cases per person -100.0%
2022 0 Cases per person —
2023 0 Cases per person —
2024 0 Cases per person —

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0 Cases per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Cases per person. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0 Cases per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Cases per person. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +448.1% 0.0004 Cases per person 0.0023 Cases per person
1978 +323.2% 0.0015 Cases per person 0.0064 Cases per person
1976 +319.0% 0.002 Cases per person 0.0086 Cases per person
2017 +187.0% 0 Cases per person 0 Cases per person
1993 +73.5% 0 Cases per person 0 Cases per person
1975 -43.1% 0.0036 Cases per person 0.002 Cases per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0038 Cases per person 0.0004 Cases per person 0.0086 Cases per person 6
1980s 0.001 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 0.0066 Cases per person 10
1990s 0.0001 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 0.0005 Cases per person 9
2000s 0 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 5
2010s 0.0045 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 0.0271 Cases per person 6
2020s 0 Cases per person 0 Cases per person 0.0001 Cases per person 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

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  4. 146 Aruba 0 Cases per person compare
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  6. 146 Argentina 0 Cases per person compare
  7. 146 American Samoa 0 Cases per person compare
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  10. 146 Belize 0 Cases per person compare
  11. 146 Barbados 0 Cases per person compare
  12. 146 Brunei 0 Cases per person compare
  13. 146 Bhutan 0 Cases per person compare
  14. 146 Chile 0 Cases per person compare
  15. 146 Colombia 0 Cases per person compare
  16. 146 Cape Verde 0 Cases per person compare
  17. 146 Costa Rica 0 Cases per person compare
  18. 146 Cuba 0 Cases per person compare
  19. 146 Cayman Islands 0 Cases per person compare
  20. 146 Dominica 0 Cases per person compare
  21. 146 Dominican Republic 0 Cases per person compare
  22. 146 Ecuador 0 Cases per person compare
  23. 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 Cases per person compare
  24. 146 Grenada 0 Cases per person compare
  25. 146 Guatemala 0 Cases per person compare
  26. 146 Guam 0 Cases per person compare
  27. 146 Guyana 0 Cases per person compare
  28. 146 Honduras 0 Cases per person compare
  29. 146 Haiti 0 Cases per person compare
  30. 146 Israel 0 Cases per person compare
  31. 146 Jamaica 0 Cases per person compare
  32. 146 Kiribati 0 Cases per person compare
  33. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 Cases per person compare
  34. 146 Saint Lucia 0 Cases per person compare
  35. 146 Latvia 0 Cases per person compare
  36. 146 Macao 0 Cases per person compare
  37. 146 Marshall Islands 0 Cases per person compare
  38. 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0 Cases per person compare
  39. 146 Mauritius 0 Cases per person compare
  40. 146 New Caledonia 0 Cases per person compare
  41. 146 Nicaragua 0 Cases per person compare
  42. 146 Nauru 0 Cases per person compare
  43. 146 Panama 0 Cases per person compare
  44. 146 Palau 0 Cases per person compare
  45. 146 North Korea 0 Cases per person compare
  46. 146 Paraguay 0 Cases per person compare
  47. 146 French Polynesia 0 Cases per person compare
  48. 146 Solomon Islands 0 Cases per person compare
  49. 146 El Salvador 0 Cases per person compare
  50. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Cases per person compare
  51. 146 Suriname 0 Cases per person compare
  52. 146 Eswatini 0 Cases per person compare
  53. 146 Tajikistan 0 Cases per person compare
  54. 146 Turkmenistan 0 Cases per person compare
  55. 146 Tonga 0 Cases per person compare
  56. 146 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Cases per person compare
  57. 146 Tuvalu 0 Cases per person compare
  58. 146 Uruguay 0 Cases per person compare
  59. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Cases per person compare
  60. 146 Venezuela 0 Cases per person compare
  61. 146 British Virgin Islands 0 Cases per person compare
  62. 146 Vanuatu 0 Cases per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa?
Reported cases of measles, per capita in Samoa was 0 Cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reported cases of measles, per capita recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0271 Cases per person in 2019.
What is the lowest reported cases of measles, per capita recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 Cases per person in 1984.
How does Samoa rank for reported cases of measles, per capita?
Samoa ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is reported cases of measles, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reported cases of measles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reported cases of measles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Reported cases of measles ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Reported cases of measles, per capita
Unit
Cases per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,007 data points, 1974–2024
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Reported cases of measles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.