What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Namibia and Sierra Leone?

108 reported cases, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.

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.

Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Cholera reported cases

Namibia

485 reported cases

in 2014

Sierra Leone

377 reported cases

in 2013

Namibia rank

26th

Sierra Leone rank

29th

Cholera reported cases over time

Namibia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 485 reported cases against 377 reported cases in Sierra Leone, a difference of 108 reported cases.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 119 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	923.75 reported cases	1,212 reported cases	288 reported cases	Sierra Leone
2010s	3 reported cases	377 reported cases	374 reported cases	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cholera reported cases, Namibia or Sierra Leone?: Namibia, at 485 reported cases against 377 reported cases in Sierra Leone as of 2014.
What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 108 reported cases, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for cholera reported cases?: Namibia ranks 26th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.