Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Cholera reported cases
Liberia
340 reported cases
in 2024
Sierra Leone
377 reported cases
in 2013
Liberia rank
30th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 377 reported cases against 340 reported cases in Liberia, a difference of 37 reported cases.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 428.67 reported cases | 172 reported cases | 256.67 reported cases | Liberia |
| 1980s | 46 reported cases | 4,757 reported cases | 4,711 reported cases | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1,630 reported cases | 5,738 reported cases | 4,108 reported cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3,167 reported cases | 1,072 reported cases | 2,095 reported cases | Liberia |
| 2010s | 155.5 reported cases | 11,750 reported cases | 11,595 reported cases | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 377 reported cases against 340 reported cases in Liberia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 37 reported cases, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th 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.