How many suspected measles cases were reported in Afghanistan in 2025?
WHO’s 2026 appeal states that Afghanistan reported 97,368 suspected measles cases in 2025.
What the figure or term means
“Suspected” is not the same as laboratory-confirmed.
Surveillance sensitivity, access to care, vaccination coverage, and reporting completeness affect the count.
Case totals should be read with deaths, age distribution, vaccination, and outbreak context when available.
Use the full year and case classification.
How to use this information responsibly
Current sources show how restrictions, funding cuts, disease, malnutrition, and access barriers overlap, especially for women and children.
National figures should not be used to diagnose an individual, predict one child’s future, or flatten the experiences of all Afghan women and families.
Check the underlying information.
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