Myanmar vs Rwanda: Cholera case-fatality rate
Myanmar
0.4%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
41st
Cholera case-fatality rate over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 2.9% | 6.7% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 6.7% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera case-fatality rate, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cholera case-fatality rate between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
- How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for cholera case-fatality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2026) – with major 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
Percentage of reported cholera cases that result in death. Testing and reporting is limited in many countries.