Table 1.
Top 10 countries with measles outbreaks by December 10, 2023.
| Rank | Country | Number of cases | Population size for 2023a | Cases per 1 million population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 25,216 | 34,790,896 | 724.79 |
| 2 | India | 14,927 | 1,434,447,629 | 10.41 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 12,985 | 19,705,053 | 658.97 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 11,227 | 127,940,094 | 87.75 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 8316 | 242,579,707 | 34.28 |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | 5989 | 103,747,850 | 57.73 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 4305 | 144,226,990 | 29.85 |
| 8 | Iraq | 4164 | 45,955,954 | 90.61 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 3827 | 278,540,815 | 13.74 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 3683 | 226,172,311 | 16.28 |
Note: Data were taken from CDC report1 and modified including population statistics.