Bangladesh vs Zambia: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Zambia
23,380 reported cases
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Zambia rank
8th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Zambia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24,758 reported cases against 23,380 reported cases in Zambia, a difference of 1,378 reported cases.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,865 reported cases | 137.5 reported cases | 3,728 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 94 reported cases | 44 reported cases | 50 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 941.38 reported cases | 6,398 reported cases | 5,457 reported cases | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1,021 reported cases | 4,504 reported cases | 3,483 reported cases | Zambia |
| 2010s | 534.5 reported cases | 2,264 reported cases | 1,730 reported cases | Zambia |
| 2020s | 16,439 reported cases | 9,315 reported cases | 7,124 reported cases | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Zambia?
- Bangladesh, at 24,758 reported cases against 23,380 reported cases in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 1,378 reported cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Zambia rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.