Canada measles outbreak worsening

Canada is in the grip of its worst
measles outbreak in over 30 years,
partly linked to public hesitancy
since the spread of vaccine
misinformation during the
Covid-19 pandemic

REPORTED MEASLES CASES
IN CANADA, 1924-2025
(1000s)

1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Measles mass
vaccination
programme

2025 (JUL 26)
4,394

1998: Canada
declares measles
eliminated

TOP 10 COUNTRIES
WITH MEASLES
OUTBREAKS
(CDC DATA TO JUN 2025)

Yemen
Pakistan
India
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Romania
Nigeria
Canada
Russia

15,683
12,732
10,299
8,497
7,615
5,370
4,739
3,395
3,053
2,781

YT
0

NT
1

NU
0

QC
36

NL
0

PE
4

NS
32

NB
13

ON
2,347

MB
175

SK
70

AB
1,569

BC
147

CANADA

Sources: Government of Canada, CDC
Poster: Public Health Agency of Canada
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