# WHO and CDC estimated 207,500 measles deaths in 2019 alongside a 23-year high in reported cases

Date: 2020

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## Drivers

- Vaccine hesitancy / confidence collapse: https://factrail.ai/drivers/vaccine-hesitancy-wave

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/who-cdc-measles-2019-record-cases-deaths