Mozambique vs Somalia: Cholera reported cases
Mozambique
8,174 reported cases
in 2024
Somalia
21,945 reported cases
in 2024
Mozambique rank
15th
Somalia rank
9th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Mozambique
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 21,945 reported cases against 8,174 reported cases in Mozambique, a difference of 13,771 reported cases.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.7 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 9th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 reported cases | 13,090 reported cases | 13,088 reported cases | Somalia |
| 1990s | 19,286 reported cases | 13,519 reported cases | 5,767 reported cases | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 14,506 reported cases | 8,935 reported cases | 5,570 reported cases | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 3,514 reported cases | 22,184 reported cases | 18,670 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12,102 reported cases | 13,332 reported cases | 1,229 reported cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Mozambique or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 21,945 reported cases against 8,174 reported cases in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Mozambique and Somalia?
- 13,771 reported cases, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Mozambique ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 9th 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.