Rwanda vs Somalia: Cholera case-fatality rate
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2023
Somalia
0.6%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
41st
Somalia rank
39th
Cholera case-fatality rate over time
- Rwanda
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 13.9% | 12.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera case-fatality rate, Rwanda or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera case-fatality rate between Rwanda and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for cholera case-fatality rate?
- Rwanda ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th 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.