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
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
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.