Japan vs Republic of Korea: Cholera reported cases

Japan
2 reported cases
in 2024
Republic of Korea
1 reported cases
in 2019
Japan rank
84th
Republic of Korea rank
94th

Cholera reported cases over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
05001.0k1.5k196319932024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2 reported cases against 1 reported cases in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1 reported cases.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 84th and Republic of Korea ranks 94th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 8.67 reported cases 654.67 reported cases 646 reported cases Republic of Korea
1970s 5 reported cases 475 reported cases 470 reported cases Republic of Korea
1980s 23 reported cases 145 reported cases 122 reported cases Republic of Korea
1990s 121 reported cases 40.33 reported cases 80.67 reported cases Japan
2000s 38.5 reported cases 74 reported cases 35.5 reported cases Republic of Korea
2010s 7.67 reported cases 3 reported cases 4.67 reported cases Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cholera reported cases, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at 2 reported cases against 1 reported cases in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Japan and Republic of Korea?
1 reported cases, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for cholera reported cases?
Japan ranks 84th and Republic of Korea ranks 94th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Republic of Korea: Cholera reported cases. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-reported-cases-of-cholera/japan/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-reported-cases-of-cholera/japan/korea-rep/">Japan vs Republic of Korea: Cholera reported cases</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cholera reported cases
Unit
reported cases
Source
World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,692 data points, 1949–2024
Last refreshed

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.