Indonesia vs Myanmar: Cholera reported cases
Indonesia
1,007 reported cases
in 2008
Myanmar
2,139 reported cases
in 2024
Indonesia rank
21st
Myanmar rank
16th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,139 reported cases against 1,007 reported cases in Indonesia, a difference of 1,132 reported cases.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Indonesia ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 16th of 119 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 526.44 reported cases | 520.22 reported cases | 6.22 reported cases | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 31,845 reported cases | 1,456 reported cases | 30,389 reported cases | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 9,448 reported cases | 658 reported cases | 8,790 reported cases | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2,460 reported cases | 982.25 reported cases | 1,477 reported cases | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1,007 reported cases | 45 reported cases | 962 reported cases | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Indonesia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2,139 reported cases against 1,007 reported cases in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 1,132 reported cases, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Indonesia and Myanmar rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Indonesia ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 16th 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.