Niger vs Nigeria: Cholera case-fatality rate
Niger
3.0%
in 2021
Nigeria
3.2%
in 2021
Niger rank
14th
Nigeria rank
12th
Cholera case-fatality rate over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 114 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.0% | 15.9% | 12.1% | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 11.2% | 4.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 10.0% | 2.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 2.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera case-fatality rate, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cholera case-fatality rate between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for cholera case-fatality rate?
- Niger ranks 14th 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.