Yellow fever - number of reported cases in World
World: Yellow fever - number of reported cases was 631 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
631
Change on year
up 23.0%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
5,344
in 1988
All-time low
54
in 2014
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Yellow fever - number of reported cases in World, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yellow fever - number of reported cases in World is 631, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 776.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yellow fever - number of reported cases in World peaked at 5,344 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2014.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yellow fever - number of reported cases in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 144 | — |
| 1981 | 238 | +65.3% |
| 1982 | 171 | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 793 | +363.7% |
| 1984 | 1,012 | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 138 | -86.4% |
| 1986 | 1,477 | +970.3% |
| 1987 | 3,247 | +119.8% |
| 1988 | 5,344 | +64.6% |
| 1989 | 3,507 | -34.4% |
| 1990 | 4,339 | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 2,712 | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 295 | -89.1% |
| 1993 | 410 | +39.0% |
| 1994 | 1,440 | +251.2% |
| 1995 | 1,219 | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 439 | -64.0% |
| 1997 | 193 | -56.0% |
| 1998 | 309 | +60.1% |
| 1999 | 216 | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 699 | +223.6% |
| 2001 | 656 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 715 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 739 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,376 | +86.2% |
| 2005 | 591 | -57.0% |
| 2006 | 358 | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 265 | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 372 | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 136 | -63.4% |
| 2010 | 737 | +441.9% |
| 2011 | 2,591 | +251.6% |
| 2012 | 262 | -89.9% |
| 2013 | 294 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 54 | -81.6% |
| 2015 | 72 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 1,154 | +1502.8% |
| 2017 | 876 | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 2,064 | +135.6% |
| 2019 | 459 | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 1,139 | +148.1% |
| 2021 | 281 | -75.3% |
| 2022 | 217 | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 476 | +119.4% |
| 2024 | 513 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 631 | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,607 | 138 | 5,344 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,157 | 193 | 4,339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 590.7 | 136 | 1,376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 856.3 | 54 | 2,591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 542.83 | 217 | 1,139 | 6 |
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More health data for World
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yellow fever - number of reported cases in World?
- Yellow fever - number of reported cases in World was 631 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest yellow fever - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5,344 in 1988.
- What is the lowest yellow fever - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2014.
- How does World rank for yellow fever - number of reported cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is yellow fever - number of reported cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 776.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Yellow fever - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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