Nigeria vs Yemen: Cholera reported cases

Nigeria
24,841 reported cases
in 2024
Yemen
260,274 reported cases
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
Yemen rank
1st

Cholera reported cases over time

  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 260,274 reported cases against 24,841 reported cases in Nigeria, a difference of 235,433 reported cases.

That makes Yemen's figure about 10.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 1st of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 4,163 reported cases 639.5 reported cases 3,524 reported cases Nigeria
1980s 138 reported cases 720 reported cases 582 reported cases Yemen
1990s 8,687 reported cases 4 reported cases 8,683 reported cases Nigeria
2000s 13,691 reported cases 55 reported cases 13,636 reported cases Nigeria
2010s 21,383 reported cases 385,457 reported cases 364,074 reported cases Yemen
2020s 45,500 reported cases 202,917 reported cases 157,417 reported cases Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cholera reported cases, Nigeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 260,274 reported cases against 24,841 reported cases in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Nigeria and Yemen?
235,433 reported cases, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for cholera reported cases?
Nigeria ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 1st 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

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.