RecordWeek 8 of 2025 (17–23 Feb)Outbreaks
India: 14 chickenpox outbreaks in week 8 of 2025, the most since week 8 of 2018.
What happened
- Week 8 of 2025
- 14
- 2018-W08
- 15
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For chickenpox outbreaks, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
363 consecutive earlier weeks were lower. It extends a run of new highests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8 of 2025 | 14 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2025 week 8 (2025-02-17 to 2025-02-23) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2025-W08, count over 14 rows for all States/UTs: p.4 AS/NAL/2025/08/295, p.5 AS/NLB/2025/08/296, p.7 JH/DUM/2025/08/305, p.8 JH/HAZ/2025/08/306, p.8 KN/BAG/2025/08/307, p.10 KL/ERN/2025/08/312, p.16 MG/SWH/2025/08/331, p.16 MG/WGH/2025/08/332, p.17 OR/JHR/2025/08/334, p.19 TN/KAL/2025/08/339, p.19 TN/PDK/2025/08/342, p.20 TN/SAL/2025/08/343, p.20 TN/THI/2025/08/344, p.22 JH/KOD/2025/08/349 |
| Week 8 of 2018 | 15 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2018 week 8 (2018-02-19 to 2018-02-25) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2018-W08, count over 15 rows for all States/UTs: p.4 DN/DNH/2018/08/0210, p.4 JH/WSI/2018/08/0213, p.5 KN/CHI/2018/08/0216, p.5 KN/CHI/2018/08/0217, p.5 KL/THI/2018/08/0218, p.6 PN/PON/2018/08/0224, p.7 TN/MDR/2018/08/0226, p.7 TN/PER/2018/08/0228, p.8 TN/TPL/2018/08/0230, p.8 TN/MDR/2018/08/0232, p.10 BH/MBN/2018/08/0237, p.11 BH/SMP/2018/08/0238, p.11 KN/TUM/2018/08/0239, p.11 KL/KOA/2018/08/0243, p.12 TN/VEL/2018/08/0245 |
Source and method
More signals for chickenpox outbreaks in India
- India: 18 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 25 of 2026, against a median of 10 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 21 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 24 of 2026, against a median of 13 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 26 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 16 of 2026, against a median of 17 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 33 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 12 of 2026, against a median of 18 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 47 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 11 of 2026, against a median of 18 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 57 chickenpox outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 10 of 2026, against a median of 17 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 14 chickenpox outbreaks in week 8 of 2025, the most since week 8 of 2018. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2025 week 8 (2025-02-17 to 2025-02-23). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/chickenpox-outbreaks--india--2025-w08--record
See also India and 14 in context.