Nigeria vs Yemen: Cholera reported deaths
Nigeria
734 reported deaths
in 2024
Yemen
879 reported deaths
in 2024
Nigeria rank
4th
Yemen rank
2nd
Cholera reported deaths over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 879 reported deaths against 734 reported deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 145 reported deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 515.5 reported deaths | 41 reported deaths | 474.5 reported deaths | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 25 reported deaths | 20 reported deaths | 5 reported deaths | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 686 reported deaths | 0 reported deaths | 686 reported deaths | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 431 reported deaths | 3 reported deaths | 428 reported deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 608.83 reported deaths | 682.17 reported deaths | 73.33 reported deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1,462 reported deaths | 346.33 reported deaths | 1,115 reported deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported deaths, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 879 reported deaths against 734 reported deaths in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported deaths between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 145 reported deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for cholera reported deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd 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.