In 1970, there were 22.79 new cases of measles per 100,000 population in the United States. However, this rate dropped to .08 in the year 2024. This statistic shows the number of new cases of measles per 100,000 population in the United States from 1919 to 2024.
Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
New cases per 100,000 population
1919
175.58
1921
266.52
1924
464.34
1925
201.4
1938
647.42
1939
314.7
1940
224.98
1941
683.25
1942
413.1
1943
471.62
1944
462.71
1945
105.72
1946
464.07
1947
156.63
1948
427.3
1949
428.12
1950
206.95
1951
338.77
1952
430.16
1953
278.68
1954
417.22
1955
334.03
1956
362.47
1957
283.85
1958
438.02
1959
229.28
1960
245.02
1961
231.03
1962
257.88
1963
202.9
1964
237.57
1965
133.86
1966
102.96
1967
31.24
1968
10.95
1969
12.58
1970
22.79
1971
35.78
1972
15.16
1973
12.41
1974
10.18
1975
11.12
1976
18.59
1977
25.69
1978
11.92
1979
5.97
1980
5.88
1981
1.35
1982
0.73
1983
0.63
1984
1.08
1985
1.17
1986
2.56
1987
1.48
1988
1.37
1989
7.15
1990
10.98
1991
3.76
1992
0.82
1993
0.12
1994
0.34
1995
0.11
1996
0.18
1997
0.05
1998
0.04
1999
0.04
2000
0.03
2001
0.04
2002
0.02
2003
0.02
2004
0.01
2005
0.02
2006
0.02
2007
0.01
2008
0.05
2009
0.02
2010
0.02
2011
0.07
2012
0.02
2013
0.06
2014
0.21
2015
0.06
2016
0.03
2017
0.04
2018
0.11
2019
0.38
2020
0
2021
0.01
2022
0.04
2023
0.02
2024
0.08
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OWID. (March 6, 2025). Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
OWID. "Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 6, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
OWID. (2025). Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
OWID. "Rate of New Measles Cases in The U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
OWID, Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], OWID, March 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186409/cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
