Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Zimbabwe
20,632 reported cases
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
10th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24,758 reported cases against 20,632 reported cases in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4,126 reported cases.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,357 reported cases | 199.25 reported cases | 3,158 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1,266 reported cases | 3,516 reported cases | 2,250 reported cases | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,021 reported cases | 1,675 reported cases | 654 reported cases | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 534.5 reported cases | 5,376 reported cases | 4,842 reported cases | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 16,439 reported cases | 11,595 reported cases | 4,845 reported cases | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?
- Bangladesh, at 24,758 reported cases against 20,632 reported cases in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 4,126 reported cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th 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.