Afghanistan vs Somalia: Cholera reported cases
Afghanistan
222,249 reported cases
in 2023
Somalia
21,945 reported cases
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Somalia rank
9th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 222,249 reported cases against 21,945 reported cases in Somalia, a difference of 200,304 reported cases.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 10.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 9th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,489 reported cases | 13,315 reported cases | 6,174 reported cases | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2,320 reported cases | 4,224 reported cases | 1,905 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12,703 reported cases | 23,897 reported cases | 11,194 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 169,496 reported cases | 12,766 reported cases | 156,730 reported cases | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 222,249 reported cases against 21,945 reported cases in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 200,304 reported cases, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 9th 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 cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of cholera cases which have been reported to the WHO by local authorities. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cholera cases.