Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Ethiopia
27,152 reported cases
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 27,152 reported cases against 24,758 reported cases in Bangladesh, a difference of 2,394 reported cases.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 119 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,880 reported cases | 1,518 reported cases | 3,362 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 503 reported cases | 2,615 reported cases | 2,112 reported cases | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 10,001 reported cases | 14,257 reported cases | 4,256 reported cases | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 27,152 reported cases against 24,758 reported cases in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 2,394 reported cases, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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.