Reported cases of measles by country

Countries reporting
210
Highest
311,500
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0
Samoa
Median
26
Years covered
51
1974–2024
Data points
9,191

What the numbers show

Reported cases of measles is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 311,500 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 26, and the mean is 3,271.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan, Republic of (up 261,650.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).

Reported cases of measles: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 311,500 2024 up 824.0% volatile
1 Anguilla 0 2024 β€” volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2019 β€” volatile
1 Montserrat 0 2024 β€” volatile
1 Niue 0 2022 β€” volatile
1 Tokelau 0 2024 β€” volatile
2 Iraq 32,494 2024 up 2,367.3% volatile
3 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 31,044 2024 up 143.7% volatile
4 Kazakhstan, Republic of 28,147 2024 up 8,668.5% volatile
5 Romania 25,505 2024 up 43,128.8% volatile
6 Pakistan 24,709 2024 up 1,703.6% volatile
7 Russian Federation 22,455 2024 up 376.6% volatile
8 Uzbekistan, Republic of 20,940 2024 up 261,650.0% volatile
9 Azerbaijan, Republic of 18,584 2024 β€” volatile
10 India 18,530 2024 down 30.2% volatile
11 Nigeria 14,999 2024 up 118.8% volatile
12 Kyrgyz Republic 14,380 2024 up 4,422.0% volatile
13 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 9,769 2024 up 1,885.6% volatile
14 Thailand 8,202 2024 up 210.6% volatile
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,957 2024 up 165.2% volatile
16 Vietnam 7,854 2024 down 47.8% volatile
17 Chad 6,978 2024 up 447.3% volatile
18 Indonesia 6,328 2024 down 51.1% volatile
19 Yemen, Republic of 5,992 2024 up 635.2% volatile
20 Zimbabwe 5,532 2023 β€” volatile
21 TΓΌrkiye, Republic of 5,088 2023 down 31.3% volatile
22 Burkina Faso 4,397 2024 up 1,181.9% volatile
23 Philippines 3,844 2024 down 93.5% volatile
24 Malaysia 3,791 2024 up 1,615.4% volatile
25 United Kingdom 3,426 2024 up 2,475.9% volatile
26 South Sudan, Republic of 3,114 2024 up 606.1% volatile
27 Burundi 2,741 2024 β€” volatile
28 Niger 2,362 2024 up 106.8% volatile
29 Uganda 2,180 2024 up 594.3% volatile
30 Ghana 1,944 2024 up 1,467.7% volatile
31 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 1,872 2024 up 3,644.0% volatile
32 Somalia 1,529 2024 down 85.1% volatile
33 Sudan 1,337 2024 up 97.8% volatile
34 China, People's Republic of 1,272 2024 down 97.6% volatile
35 Saudi Arabia 1,260 2024 up 718.2% volatile
36 Mozambique, Republic of 1,237 2024 up 13,644.4% volatile
37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1,107 2024 up 7,807.1% volatile
38 Liberia 1,053 2024 up 2,997.1% volatile
39 Italy 1,045 2024 up 557.2% volatile
40 Tanzania, United Republic of 992 2024 up 1,027.3% volatile
41 Malawi 958 2024 up 31,833.3% volatile
42 South Africa 931 2024 up 1,310.6% volatile
43 Serbia, Republic of 892 2024 up 2,310.8% volatile
44 Cameroon 863 2024 up 3.9% volatile
45 Benin 785 2024 down 0.1% volatile
46 Belarus, Republic of 754 2024 up 1,078.1% volatile
47 Cambodia 666 2024 β€” volatile
48 Germany 645 2024 up 45.6% volatile
49 Angola 619 2024 down 94.7% volatile
50 Guinea 577 2024 up 229.7% volatile
51 Armenia, Republic of 561 2024 up 4,215.4% volatile
52 United Arab Emirates 559 2024 up 62.5% volatile
53 Austria 542 2024 up 363.2% volatile
54 Belgium 526 2024 up 651.4% volatile
55 Kenya 525 2024 up 48.3% volatile
56 Senegal 496 2024 up 1,450.0% volatile
57 Algeria 488 2024 β€” volatile
58 Congo, Republic of 483 2024 up 580.3% volatile
58 Morocco 483 2018 down 66.8% volatile
60 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 463 2024 up 3,461.5% volatile
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 449 2024 up 353.5% volatile
62 Ukraine 433 2024 up 312.4% volatile
63 Mali 366 2024 up 26.2% volatile
64 Togo 353 2024 down 38.8% volatile
65 Georgia 350 2024 down 89.0% volatile
66 Zambia 299 2024 up 3,222.2% volatile
67 Sri Lanka 298 2024 down 82.3% volatile
68 Poland, Republic of 272 2024 up 223.8% volatile
69 Bangladesh 247 2024 down 14.5% volatile
70 Spain 227 2024 up 47.4% volatile
71 Moldova, Republic of 216 2024 up 10,700.0% volatile
72 Albania 212 2024 β€” volatile
73 Ireland 207 2024 up 527.3% volatile
73 Libya 207 2024 down 44.4% volatile
75 Netherlands, The 202 2024 up 44.3% volatile
76 Canada 147 2024 down 64.8% volatile
77 Sierra Leone 129 2024 down 87.2% volatile
78 Syrian Arab Republic 128 2024 down 78.5% volatile
79 Central African Republic 125 2024 down 40.5% volatile
80 United States 121 2023 down 35.3% volatile
81 France 117 2023 down 57.0% volatile
82 Nepal 113 2024 down 91.2% volatile
83 Madagascar, Republic of 104 2024 up 3,366.7% volatile
84 Switzerland 97 2024 up 321.7% volatile
85 Egypt, Arab Republic of 91 2024 down 93.1% volatile
86 Lebanon 74 2024 down 33.9% volatile
87 Djibouti 60 2024 up 114.3% volatile
88 Australia 57 2024 down 83.2% volatile
89 Qatar 55 2024 up 19.6% volatile
90 Rwanda 53 2024 up 430.0% volatile
91 Korea, Republic of 49 2024 down 88.9% volatile
92 Papua New Guinea 47 2024 down 98.0% volatile
93 Japan 45 2024 down 90.3% volatile
94 Greece 38 2024 up 3,700.0% volatile
94 Sweden 38 2024 up 46.2% volatile
96 Czech Republic 35 2024 down 84.2% volatile
96 Montenegro 35 2024 β€” volatile
96 Portugal 35 2024 up 3,400.0% volatile
99 Croatia, Republic of 33 2024 β€” volatile
100 Gabon 32 2024 down 3.0% volatile
101 Lithuania, Republic of 30 2024 up 172.7% volatile
101 Myanmar 30 2024 down 75.4% volatile
103 Fiji, Republic of 28 2019 up 2,700.0% volatile
104 Bulgaria 27 2024 β€” volatile
104 Cyprus 27 2024 up 170.0% volatile
106 Denmark 25 2024 down 7.4% volatile
107 Hungary 18 2024 β€” volatile
108 Comoros, Union of the 17 2024 β€” volatile
108 Slovenia, Republic of 17 2024 down 67.3% volatile
110 Tunisia 16 2024 up 6.7% volatile
111 Namibia 15 2024 down 96.9% volatile
112 Jordan 14 2024 down 30.0% volatile
113 Oman 13 2024 β€” volatile
114 Mongolia 12 2024 β€” volatile
114 Singapore 12 2024 down 91.3% volatile
116 Eritrea, The State of 10 2024 down 92.1% volatile
116 Malta 10 2024 β€” volatile
116 Norway 10 2024 up 233.3% volatile
119 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 9 2024 down 82.0% volatile
120 Gambia, The 8 2024 up 700.0% volatile
121 Kuwait 7 2024 down 87.3% volatile
121 Mexico 7 2024 up 133.3% volatile
123 Brazil 5 2024 down 99.4% volatile
124 Bolivia 4 2024 β€” volatile
124 Estonia, Republic of 4 2024 β€” volatile
124 Slovak Republic 4 2024 β€” volatile
127 Botswana 3 2024 up 200.0% volatile
127 Luxembourg 3 2024 β€” volatile
127 Palestine 3 2023 up 200.0% volatile
130 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2 2024 down 95.7% volatile
130 Bermuda 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 Finland 2 2024 unchanged volatile
130 Iceland 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 Monaco 2 2024 down 60.0% volatile
130 Maldives 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 North Macedonia, Republic of 2 2024 down 98.3% volatile
130 Peru 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 San Marino, Republic of 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
130 Seychelles 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 2024 β€” volatile
130 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 2 2024 down 95.7% volatile
143 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 2023 β€” volatile
143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 2024 down 99.7% volatile
143 New Zealand 1 2024 down 99.6% volatile
146 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Andorra, Principality of 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Argentina 0 2023 β€” volatile
146 American Samoa 0 2011 β€” volatile
146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Bahamas, The 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Belize 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Barbados 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Brunei Darussalam 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Bhutan 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Chile 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Colombia 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Cabo Verde 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Costa Rica 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Cuba 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Cayman Islands 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Dominica 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Dominican Republic 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Ecuador 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Guinea-Bissau 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Grenada 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Guatemala 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Guam 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Guyana 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Honduras 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Haiti 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Israel 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
146 Jamaica 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Kiribati 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 St. Lucia 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Latvia, Republic of 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Northern Mariana Islands 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Mauritius 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 New Caledonia 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Nicaragua 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Nauru, Republic of 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Panama 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Palau, Republic of 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Paraguay 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 French Polynesia 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Solomon Islands 0 2023 β€” volatile
146 El Salvador 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓ­ncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 2021 β€” volatile
146 Suriname 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Tajikistan, Republic of 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Turkmenistan 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Tonga 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Tuvalu 0 2019 β€” volatile
146 Uruguay 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 British Virgin Islands 0 2024 β€” volatile
146 Vanuatu 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
146 Samoa 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Reported cases of measles
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 9,191 data points, 1974–2024
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