Afghanistan vs Ghana: Cholera reported deaths
Afghanistan
101 reported deaths
in 2023
Ghana
20 reported deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Ghana rank
20th
Cholera reported deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 101 reported deaths against 20 reported deaths in Ghana, a difference of 81 reported deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.0 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 20th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325 reported deaths | 94.17 reported deaths | 230.83 reported deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 50.29 reported deaths | 55.43 reported deaths | 5.14 reported deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.62 reported deaths | 57.38 reported deaths | 46.75 reported deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0 reported deaths | 0 reported deaths | 0 reported deaths | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported deaths, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Afghanistan, at 101 reported deaths against 20 reported deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cholera reported deaths between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 81 reported deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for cholera reported deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 20th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cholera reported deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths from cholera reported to the WHO. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of deaths from cholera.