# Measles vaccination averted an estimated 60.3 million deaths worldwide, 2000-2023

Date: 2024

CDC/WHO surveillance estimates that measles vaccination prevented about 60.3 million deaths between 2000 and 2023. Estimated annual measles deaths fell from roughly 800,062 in 2000 to 107,482 in 2023 (an 87% decline) and reported cases from about 36.9 million to 10.3 million, as global first-dose (MCV1) coverage rose from 71% to 83%.

## Drivers

- Public and donor investment in immunization systems: https://factrail.ai/drivers/ph-immunization-investment

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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