Rubella - number of reported cases in Australia
Australia: Rubella - number of reported cases was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rubella - number of reported cases in Australia, 1999–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2 for rubella - number of reported cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella - number of reported cases in Australia peaked at 379 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Australia ranks 73rd of 207 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.
Rubella - number of reported cases in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 379 | — |
| 2000 | 313 | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 262 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 253 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 56 | -77.9% |
| 2004 | 44 | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 31 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 25 | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 42 | +68.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 35 | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 17 | -34.6% |
| 2015 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 22 | +175.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | -86.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +175.0% | 8 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379 | 379 | 379 | 1 |
| 2000s | 117.56 | 25 | 313 | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.6 | 8 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rubella - number of reported cases in Australia?
- Rubella - number of reported cases in Australia was 2 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 379 in 1999.
- What is the lowest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for rubella - number of reported cases?
- Australia ranks 73rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella - number of reported cases rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. 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 Rubella - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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