TABLE 2. Estimated number of measles cases and deaths,* by country — World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, 2003–2020†.
| Country | Estimated no. of measles cases (95% CI) |
Estimated no. of measles deaths (95% CI) |
Estimated reduction, % 2003–2020 |
Cumulative no. of measles deaths averted by vaccination, 2003–2020 (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2020 | 2003 | 2020 | Measles cases | Measles deaths | ||
| Bangladesh |
874,838 (794,238–1,102,424) |
322,731 (44,721–625,438) |
5,969 (5,484–7,389) |
454 (63–892) |
63 |
92 |
712,715 (537,975–905,653) |
| Bhutan |
1,299 (442–3,404) |
524 (108–1,180) |
8 (3–20) |
1 (0–2) |
60 |
88 |
1,635 (1,282–2,012) |
| Burma§ |
226,184 (195,311–263,080) |
120,944 (104,245–140,792) |
2,659 (2,293–3,056) |
465 (402–538) |
47 |
83 |
541,464 (439,755–653,704) |
| India |
13,402,107 (11,154,888–24,654,928) |
1,442,956 (1,247,122–1,623,281) |
146,724 (123,133–268,096) |
3,509 (3,122–3,889) |
89 |
98 |
6,531,078 (5,112,728–7,919,715) |
| Indonesia |
1,246,487 (541,014–1,930,834) |
454,063 (77,520–1,209,218) |
4,170 (2,549–7,759) |
681 (137–1,912) |
64 |
84 |
1,256,352 (1,012,703–1,515,588) |
| Maldives |
710 (160–1,783) |
112 (4–273) |
NA¶ (0–1) |
NA¶ |
84 |
NA |
62 (46–79) |
| Nepal |
284,033 (84,060–524,799) |
182,663 (16,196–259,162) |
3,075 (919–5,638) |
506 (48–701) |
36 |
84 |
231,909 (193,698–266,911) |
| North Korea |
66,795 (12,907–170,701) |
6,019 (2,245–14,544) |
168 (33–426) |
7 (3–16) |
91 |
96 |
3,382 (1,756–4,555) |
| Sri Lanka |
325 (163–1,300) |
10 (5–40) |
NA¶ |
NA¶ |
97 |
NA |
44,962 (35,933–55,278) |
| Thailand |
122,621 (102,377–136,307) |
22,506 (17,145–28,182) |
271 (228–305) |
27 (21–34) |
82 |
90 |
6,459 (4,474–8,577) |
| Timor-Leste |
470 (235–1,880) |
55 (28–220) |
NA¶ |
NA¶ |
88 |
NA |
9,228 (7,066–11,626) |
| Region overall | 16,225,870 (12,885,794–28,791,441) | 2,552,584 (1,509,338–3,902,331) | 163,044 (134,642–292,689) | 5,649 (3,796–7,984) | 84 | 97 | 9,339,246 (7,347,415–11,343,699) |
Abbreviations: NA = not applicable; WHO = World Health Organization.
* A measles mortality model was used to generate estimated measles cases and deaths using the WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage data, as well as updated surveillance data. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60522-4
† Data were from WHO and UNICEF estimates, 2021 revision (as of July 2022). http://immunizationdata.who.int
§ MMWR uses the U.S. Department of State’s short-form name “Burma”; WHO uses “Myanmar.”
¶ Estimated measles mortality was too low to allow reliable measurement of mortality reduction.