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Measles deaths down 88% since 2000, but cases surge
Global immunisation efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the WHO.
Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine since 2000. However, an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children younger than 5 years of age, died due to measles in 2024. While this is among the lowest annual tolls recorded since 2000, every death from a disease that could be prevented with a highly effective and low-cost vaccine is unacceptable.
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