The true fatality rate for healthy children and adults is about 1 in 93,000 (Butler JC, et al; Measles severity and serum retinol (vitamin A) concentration among children in the United States, Pediatrics 1993). Medical experts who promote vaccines and vaccine mandates have historically over-estimated the fatality rate, claiming 1 in 1000 people will die from measles. That number came from studies of the last large outbreak in the United States in 1989 to 1991. At that time, the fatality rate for those patients who were sick enough to be hospitalized, or go to an ER, or be seen by a doctor and have their case reported to the health department was about 1 for every 1000 such patients.
However, research has also confirmed that, back then, only about 10% of people with measles felt sick enough to seek medical care. The other 90% stayed home to recover, and their cases weren’t reported. So, the fatality rate was about 1 in 1000 reported cases, but only about 1 in 10,000 for all cases.
Further research (see citation above) has shown that for people with healthy vitamin A levels in their diets, the fatality rate is much lower – 1 in every 93,000 cases. Therefore, people should understand measles, but don’t need to live in fear of it.