Sudan vs Yemen: Cholera reported deaths
Sudan
1,456 reported deaths
in 2024
Yemen
879 reported deaths
in 2024
Sudan rank
1st
Yemen rank
2nd
Cholera reported deaths over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1,456 reported deaths against 879 reported deaths in Yemen, a difference of 577 reported deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.7 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 176 reported deaths | 45 reported deaths | 131 reported deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 2 reported deaths | 20 reported deaths | 18 reported deaths | Yemen |
| 2000s | 52 reported deaths | 3 reported deaths | 49 reported deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 11 reported deaths | 1,025 reported deaths | 1,014 reported deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 485.33 reported deaths | 346.33 reported deaths | 139 reported deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported deaths, Sudan or Yemen?
- Sudan, at 1,456 reported deaths against 879 reported deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported deaths between Sudan and Yemen?
- 577 reported deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for cholera reported deaths?
- Sudan ranks 1st 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.