Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Sierra Leone
377 reported cases
in 2013
Bangladesh rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24,758 reported cases against 377 reported cases in Sierra Leone, a difference of 24,381 reported cases.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 65.7 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 119 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,721 reported cases | 172 reported cases | 6,549 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 523 reported cases | 557 reported cases | 34 reported cases | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1,842 reported cases | 5,738 reported cases | 3,897 reported cases | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Bangladesh, at 24,758 reported cases against 377 reported cases in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 24,381 reported cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1999.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2026) β 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.