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Measles prevalence in children

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.0cases per 100,000 people
Median: 3.8cases per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Somalia
351.7cases per 100,000 people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0cases per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia351.7cases per 100,000 people
2Vanuatu331.1cases per 100,000 people
3American Samoa329.1cases per 100,000 people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo301.8cases per 100,000 people
5Gabon287.0cases per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa99.3cases per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other64.2cases per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia44.0cases per 100,000 people(26 countries)
Europe0.2cases per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania0.1cases per 100,000 people(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0cases per 100,000 people)High (351.7cases per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.0cases per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Somalia351.7cases per 100,000 people
2Vanuatu331.1cases per 100,000 people
3American Samoa329.1cases per 100,000 people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo301.8cases per 100,000 people
5Gabon287.0cases per 100,000 people
6Equatorial Guinea283.1cases per 100,000 people
7Guinea256.7cases per 100,000 people
8Papua New Guinea255.3cases per 100,000 people
9Guinea-Bissau214.0cases per 100,000 people
10Liberia210.4cases per 100,000 people
11Mali207.2cases per 100,000 people
12Cameroon186.4cases per 100,000 people
13Lebanon168.8cases per 100,000 people
14Sao Tome and Principe154.0cases per 100,000 people
15Ethiopia149.8cases per 100,000 people
16Chad149.2cases per 100,000 people
17Malawi147.9cases per 100,000 people
18Myanmar139.8cases per 100,000 people
19Republic of The Gambia139.2cases per 100,000 people
20Lao People's Democratic Republic133.6cases per 100,000 people
21Algeria132.2cases per 100,000 people
22Northern Mariana Islands129.5cases per 100,000 people
23Madagascar129.3cases per 100,000 people
24Kiribati128.4cases per 100,000 people
25Nigeria127.8cases per 100,000 people
26Guam127.3cases per 100,000 people
27Senegal125.8cases per 100,000 people
28Bermuda124.6cases per 100,000 people
29Angola120.4cases per 100,000 people
30Solomon Islands118.1cases per 100,000 people
31Fiji113.6cases per 100,000 people
32Iraq110.0cases per 100,000 people
33Micronesia, Federated States of109.8cases per 100,000 people
34Palau104.8cases per 100,000 people
35Burkina Faso102.5cases per 100,000 people
36Lesotho99.0cases per 100,000 people
37Benin98.4cases per 100,000 people
38Marshall Islands98.0cases per 100,000 people
39Cook Islands97.1cases per 100,000 people
40United Republic of Tanzania95.7cases per 100,000 people
41South Africa95.5cases per 100,000 people
42Mauritania95.2cases per 100,000 people
43Ghana95.1cases per 100,000 people
44Botswana90.2cases per 100,000 people
45Syrian Arab Republic89.7cases per 100,000 people
46Tuvalu89.0cases per 100,000 people
47Indonesia88.8cases per 100,000 people
48United Arab Emirates85.8cases per 100,000 people
49Vietnam85.1cases per 100,000 people
50Afghanistan84.3cases per 100,000 people
51Nepal83.9cases per 100,000 people
52Kenya83.2cases per 100,000 people
53India82.8cases per 100,000 people
54Morocco80.1cases per 100,000 people
55Rwanda78.0cases per 100,000 people
56Eswatini77.6cases per 100,000 people
57Thailand77.5cases per 100,000 people
58Cote d'Ivoire74.2cases per 100,000 people
59Niger72.0cases per 100,000 people
60Philippines69.4cases per 100,000 people
61Türkiye68.9cases per 100,000 people
62Tunisia65.3cases per 100,000 people
63Burundi62.9cases per 100,000 people
64Djibouti61.4cases per 100,000 people
65State of Palestine60.1cases per 100,000 people
66Mauritius60.0cases per 100,000 people
67Kuwait59.1cases per 100,000 people
68Zimbabwe58.9cases per 100,000 people
69Greenland58.7cases per 100,000 people
70Sudan57.6cases per 100,000 people
71Zambia56.9cases per 100,000 people
72Uganda56.9cases per 100,000 people
73Namibia54.9cases per 100,000 people
74Samoa52.4cases per 100,000 people
75Yemen51.8cases per 100,000 people
76Togo50.2cases per 100,000 people
77Eritrea49.0cases per 100,000 people
78Mozambique48.0cases per 100,000 people
79Azerbaijan45.6cases per 100,000 people
80Taiwan, Province of China43.8cases per 100,000 people
81Malaysia38.9cases per 100,000 people
82Sierra Leone37.8cases per 100,000 people
83Cape Verde36.8cases per 100,000 people
84Qatar34.9cases per 100,000 people
85Tokelau34.0cases per 100,000 people
86Republic of the Congo33.9cases per 100,000 people
87Seychelles30.6cases per 100,000 people
88South Sudan29.3cases per 100,000 people
89Central African Republic28.6cases per 100,000 people
90Niue25.1cases per 100,000 people
91Bangladesh24.2cases per 100,000 people
92Comoros22.9cases per 100,000 people
93Libya22.0cases per 100,000 people
94Nauru16.6cases per 100,000 people
95Kazakhstan16.6cases per 100,000 people
96Kyrgyzstan15.1cases per 100,000 people
97Tonga11.5cases per 100,000 people
98Saudi Arabia10.6cases per 100,000 people
99Pakistan9.9cases per 100,000 people
100Egypt9.3cases per 100,000 people
101Armenia6.1cases per 100,000 people
102Romania3.9cases per 100,000 people
103Russian Federation3.6cases per 100,000 people
104Sri Lanka1.1cases per 100,000 people
105Timor-Leste0.9cases per 100,000 people
106Austria0.7cases per 100,000 people
107Uzbekistan0.6cases per 100,000 people
108Belarus0.4cases per 100,000 people
109Venezuela0.4cases per 100,000 people
110Maldives0.4cases per 100,000 people
111Tajikistan0.4cases per 100,000 people
112The Republic of North Macedonia0.4cases per 100,000 people
113Serbia0.3cases per 100,000 people
114Georgia0.3cases per 100,000 people
115Belgium0.2cases per 100,000 people
116Jordan0.2cases per 100,000 people
117Bhutan0.2cases per 100,000 people
118Oman0.2cases per 100,000 people
119Switzerland0.2cases per 100,000 people
120Estonia0.1cases per 100,000 people
121United Kingdom0.1cases per 100,000 people
122New Zealand0.1cases per 100,000 people
123Bahrain0.1cases per 100,000 people
124Ukraine0.1cases per 100,000 people
125France0.1cases per 100,000 people
126Islamic Republic of Iran0.1cases per 100,000 people
127Singapore0.0cases per 100,000 people
128Moldova, Republic of0.0cases per 100,000 people
129Germany0.0cases per 100,000 people
130Australia0.0cases per 100,000 people
131Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0cases per 100,000 people
132Italy0.0cases per 100,000 people
133Puerto Rico0.0cases per 100,000 people
134People's Republic of China0.0cases per 100,000 people
135Poland0.0cases per 100,000 people
136Lithuania0.0cases per 100,000 people
137Albania0.0cases per 100,000 people
138Israel0.0cases per 100,000 people
139Cambodia0.0cases per 100,000 people
140Spain0.0cases per 100,000 people
141Japan0.0cases per 100,000 people
142Czech Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
143Sweden0.0cases per 100,000 people
144Netherlands0.0cases per 100,000 people
145South Korea0.0cases per 100,000 people
146United States of America0.0cases per 100,000 people
147Portugal0.0cases per 100,000 people
148Canada0.0cases per 100,000 people
149Ecuador0.0cases per 100,000 people
150Chile0.0cases per 100,000 people
151Bulgaria0.0cases per 100,000 people
152Colombia0.0cases per 100,000 people
153Costa Rica0.0cases per 100,000 people
154Croatia0.0cases per 100,000 people
155Cuba0.0cases per 100,000 people
156Cyprus0.0cases per 100,000 people
157Denmark0.0cases per 100,000 people
158Dominica0.0cases per 100,000 people
159Dominican Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
160El Salvador0.0cases per 100,000 people
161Finland0.0cases per 100,000 people
162Greece0.0cases per 100,000 people
163Grenada0.0cases per 100,000 people
164Guatemala0.0cases per 100,000 people
165Guyana0.0cases per 100,000 people
166Haiti0.0cases per 100,000 people
167Honduras0.0cases per 100,000 people
168Hungary0.0cases per 100,000 people
169Iceland0.0cases per 100,000 people
170Ireland0.0cases per 100,000 people
171Jamaica0.0cases per 100,000 people
172North Korea0.0cases per 100,000 people
173Latvia0.0cases per 100,000 people
174Luxembourg0.0cases per 100,000 people
175Malta0.0cases per 100,000 people
176Mexico0.0cases per 100,000 people
177Monaco0.0cases per 100,000 people
178Mongolia0.0cases per 100,000 people
179Montenegro0.0cases per 100,000 people
180Nicaragua0.0cases per 100,000 people
181Norway0.0cases per 100,000 people
182Panama0.0cases per 100,000 people
183Paraguay0.0cases per 100,000 people
184Peru0.0cases per 100,000 people
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0cases per 100,000 people
186Saint Lucia0.0cases per 100,000 people
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0cases per 100,000 people
188San Marino0.0cases per 100,000 people
189Slovakia0.0cases per 100,000 people
190Slovenia0.0cases per 100,000 people
191Suriname0.0cases per 100,000 people
192Trinidad and Tobago0.0cases per 100,000 people
193Turkmenistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
194Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0cases per 100,000 people
195Uruguay0.0cases per 100,000 people
196Andorra0.0cases per 100,000 people
197Antigua and Barbuda0.0cases per 100,000 people
198Argentina0.0cases per 100,000 people
199Bahamas0.0cases per 100,000 people
200Barbados0.0cases per 100,000 people
201Bolivia0.0cases per 100,000 people
202Brazil0.0cases per 100,000 people
203Belize0.0cases per 100,000 people
204Brunei Darussalam0.0cases per 100,000 people
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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