What is the difference in cholera reported deaths between China and Sri Lanka?

1 reported deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?

11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2002.

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.

China vs Sri Lanka: Cholera reported deaths

China

0 reported deaths

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1 reported deaths

in 2002

China rank

46th

Sri Lanka rank

42nd

Cholera reported deaths over time

China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1 reported deaths against 0 reported deaths in China, a difference of 1 reported deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1979 it was China ahead.

China ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 119 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	2 reported deaths	China
1980s	44.5 reported deaths	7.5 reported deaths	37 reported deaths	China
1990s	20.67 reported deaths	11.83 reported deaths	8.83 reported deaths	China
2000s	1.5 reported deaths	0.5 reported deaths	1 reported deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cholera reported deaths, China or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1 reported deaths against 0 reported deaths in China as of 2002.
What is the difference in cholera reported deaths between China and Sri Lanka?: 1 reported deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2002.
How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for cholera reported deaths?: China ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd 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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Indicator: Cholera reported deaths
Unit: reported deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 119 places, 2,655 data points, 1949–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.