The Western Pacific Region had the highest number of confirmed cases of mumps every year from 2004 to 2018. However, since 2018, the Western Pacific has seen a large decrease in mumps cases, while Africa has seen a significant increase. This statistic shows the number of cases of mumps reported each year from 1999 to 2023 worldwide, by region.
Confirmed cases of mumps worldwide from 1999 to 2023, by region
Characteristic
Africa
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
Americas
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
2023
317,304
7,251
7,230
15,552
29,282
8,166
2022
231,965
4,515
7,042
18,047
8,985
110,475
2021
84,787
1,567
3,751
14,398
831
136,408
2020
94,491
1,978
12,765
22,202
390
147,444
2019
38,795
9,663
24,462
60,294
3,055
33,629
2018
54,482
23,145
20,114
68,290
32,018
303,978
2017
41,490
43,053
26,965
52,839
61,783
334,654
2016
100,576
75,680
21,364
27,511
31,739
335,304
2015
28,492
20,391
10,072
19,115
42,937
264,774
2014
7
9,608
10,810
18,377
38,327
234,473
2013
8,147
27,958
35,303
16,747
36,352
391,809
2012
2,401
8,524
39,072
22,801
47,086
568,050
2011
10,808
6,658
27,487
31,586
50,626
599,473
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WHO. (September 24, 2024). Confirmed cases of mumps worldwide from 1999 to 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121312/mumps-cases-worldwide-by-region/
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