See the striking numbers behind the world's measles epidemic

A child is vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in California in 2015. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

The measles epidemic in Samoa is just a part of a global trend of spiking measles cases around the world.

The World Health Organization has reported outbreaks across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

So far in 2019, the WHO has reported 413,308 measles cases around the world.

In 2011, there were 153,551 cases.

The 2019 numbers are a 169% increase from 2011.

In 2019 the country with the most number of cases was Madagascar, followed by Ukraine, and the Philippines.

Countries with the most number of cases this year based on WHO data:

Madagascar 127,540

Ukraine 56,802

Philippines 42,467

India 29,031

Nigeria 27,602

Brazil 10,484

Kazakhstan 10,126

DRC 7,526

Yemen 5,847

Myanmar 5,295

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is displayed at a clinic in Washington state in May 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

In the United States, measles cases were also at a record high at 1,250 cases, the highest in 27 years.