Reported measles surveillance for Nigeria (NGA) — ▼ Declining · 2025 — latest record 2026-10-22
As of 23 August 2026, Nigeria has reported 7,713 measles cases in 2026, as published by Nigeria NCDC and 1 other reporting authority. The full year 2025 closed at 7,681 cases. The three-year baseline for Nigeria is 39,417 cases a year. 2025 closed 80% below 3yr avg (WHO historical series), which is why the trend reads “Declining”.
Of the 66 countries reporting measles to ENCLAI in 2026, Nigeria accounts for 8.9% of reported cases and ranks 4 by case count.
ENCLAI has logged 65 surveillance records for measles in Nigeria in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Oct 2026 (56 records). 2 of those arrived in the last 30 days; the case counts run to 2026-08-23. 4 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.
Reporting authorities for these counts: Nigeria NCDC — Weekly Epidemiological Report (YTD priority-disease counts) · Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Cited reference facts about the disease, not derived from the surveillance counts on this page. Full set on the Measles page.
One email a day: what changed in official disease reporting worldwide, with the source named for every number. Reported facts only — no forecasts and no interpretation.
| Year | Reported cases | Share of worldwide reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | not reported | — |
| 2024 | not reported | — |
| 2025 | 7,681 | 27.4% |
| 2026 (year to date) | 7,713 | 8.9% |
Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting measles to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.
| Month | Records | Reporting sources |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | 56 | 3 |
A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 2 records were logged in the last 30 days.
Areas within Nigeria with the most measles records this year:
| Area | Records |
|---|---|
| Borno State | 1 |
| Country | 2026 cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 34,400 | |
| Mexico | 13,148 | |
| Cameroon | 9,660 (outbreak total to date) | |
| South Africa | 3,462 (outbreak total to date) | |
| United States | 2,628 | ▲ Rising · 2025 |
| Disease | 2026 cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Cholera | 70,323 | ▲ Rising · 2025 |
| Diphtheria | 12,491 | |
| Lassa fever | 1,138 | |
| Mpox (monkeypox) | 632 (outbreak total to date) | |
| Dengue fever | 9 |
Track measles in Nigeria live — alerts, exports and sub-national drill-down: start a 7-day free trial or request a demo.
One email a day: what changed in official disease reporting worldwide, with the source named for every number. Reported facts only — no forecasts and no interpretation.
