Global measles deaths fall 88% from 2000–2024, cases rise to 11 million: WHO

Global measles deaths have dropped sharply since 2000, the WHO said, but rising infections and falling vaccination rates threaten to reverse decades of progress.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said deaths caused by measles fell by about 88% between 2000 and 2024, with vaccination efforts saving nearly 59 million lives worldwide during that period.

In a report released on Thursday, December 25, the WHO said that despite these long-term gains, measles infections are once again rising globally...