Cameroon vs Nigeria: Cholera case-fatality rate
Cameroon
3.2%
in 2021
Nigeria
3.2%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th
Cholera case-fatality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 114 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 8.8% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.1% | 4.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 5.6% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera case-fatality rate, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cholera case-fatality rate between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for cholera case-fatality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026); World Health Organization (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cholera case-fatality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
WHO calculates case fatality rates based on the numbers of cases and deaths as reported by national authorities. The case fatality rate is the number of reported deaths, divided by the number of reported cases, shown as a percentage.