Measles: WHO warns of sharp rise in disease worldwide. With more than 306,000 reported last year, cases of measles jumped by 79% in one year worldwide.
The WHO has warned that more than half of the world's countries will be classified as at high risk of a measles outbreak by the end of 2024. Nearly half (48%) of these countries are low- and middle-income countries. According to the WHO, 92% of children who die from measles live among 24% of world's population.