Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Nigeria
24,841 reported cases
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
6th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24,841 reported cases against 24,758 reported cases in Bangladesh, a difference of 83 reported cases.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,085 reported cases | 2,831 reported cases | 1,254 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 396 reported cases | 835 reported cases | 439 reported cases | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,145 reported cases | 13,307 reported cases | 12,161 reported cases | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1,021 reported cases | 2,799 reported cases | 1,778 reported cases | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 534.5 reported cases | 23,762 reported cases | 23,227 reported cases | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 10,001 reported cases | 32,759 reported cases | 22,758 reported cases | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 24,841 reported cases against 24,758 reported cases in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 83 reported cases, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.