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Measles cases in the United States
Reported number of measles cases. Data for 2025 is incomplete and includes reported cases up to 24 April 2025.
Source
Public Health Reports (1919-1925); US Census Bureau (1945); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1994; 2025) – processed by
Last updated
April 29, 2025
Next expected update
May 2025
Date range
1919–2025
Unit
cases

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Long run cases of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

Data on historical measles cases in the United States, compiled from a selection of government sources.

Sources for each year are as follows:

  • 1919: Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 36, No. 8 -

  • 1921: Public Health Reports Vol. 37, No. 41 -

  • 1924: Public Health Reports Vol. 40, No. 51 -

  • 1925: Public Health Reports Vol. 42, No. 1 -

  • 1938-1943: US Census Bureau -

  • 1944-1984:

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February 19, 2025
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Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by . To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 36, No. 8. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1919 in States.
Public Health Reports Vol. 37, No. 41. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1921 in States. Anthrax, Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Dengue, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Influenza, Malaria, Measles, Pneumonia, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Scarlet Fever, Septic Sore Throat, Smallpox, Syphilis, Tuberculosis (All Forms and Pulmonary), Typhoid Fever, and Typhus Fever.
Public Health Reports Vol. 40, No. 51. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1924 in States.
US Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1944-45.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Annual Supplement Summary 1993 Vol. 42, No. 53 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Public Health Service.

Annual measles cases as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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April 29, 2025
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Measles Cases and Outbreaks (2025). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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“Data Page: Measles cases in the United States”, part of the following publication: Samantha Vanderslott, Saloni Dattani, Fiona Spooner, and Max Roser (2022) - “Vaccination”. Data adapted from Public Health Reports; US Census Bureau; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved from /grapher/number-of-measles-cases [online resource]
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Public Health Reports (1919-1925); US Census Bureau (1945); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1994; 2025) – processed by

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Public Health Reports (1919-1925); US Census Bureau (1945); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1994; 2025) – processed by . “Measles cases in the United States” [dataset]. Public Health Reports; US Census Bureau; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Historical Measles Cases - United States”; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “CDC Yearly measles cases (1985-present)” [original data]. Retrieved April 29, 2025 from /grapher/number-of-measles-cases