Somalia vs South Sudan: Cholera reported cases
Somalia
21,945 reported cases
in 2024
South Sudan
20,132 reported cases
in 2024
Somalia rank
9th
South Sudan rank
11th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 21,945 reported cases against 20,132 reported cases in South Sudan, a difference of 1,813 reported cases.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 119 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,347 reported cases | 7,156 reported cases | 18,192 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 18,634 reported cases | 7,342 reported cases | 11,292 reported cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 21,945 reported cases against 20,132 reported cases in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 1,813 reported cases, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Somalia ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.