Statizoid

Cholera case-fatality rate by country

WHO calculates case fatality rates based on the numbers of cases and deaths as reported by national authorities. The case fatality rate is the number of reported deaths, divided by the number of reported cases, shown as a percentage.

Countries reporting
114
Highest
33.3%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
South Africa
Median
0.0%
Years covered
73
1949–2021
Data points
2,413

What the numbers show

Cholera case-fatality rate is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 33.3% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 1.3%.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 837.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Cholera case-fatality rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 33.3% 2021 up 678.7% volatile
2 Guinea-Bissau 18.2% 2014 up 837.2% volatile
3 Togo 12.5% 2021 — volatile
4 Sri Lanka 11.1% 2002 up 348.0% volatile
5 Sierra Leone 8.5% 2013 up 3.7% volatile
6 Mauritania 6.5% 2011 — volatile
7 Congo 5.0% 2018 up 95.3% volatile
8 Zimbabwe 4.9% 2019 up 256.5% volatile
9 Syria 4.3% 1979 — volatile
10 Chad 4.3% 2019 down 52.0% volatile
11 Sao Tome and Principe 3.4% 2008 — volatile
12 Nigeria 3.2% 2021 up 2.5% volatile
13 Cameroon 3.2% 2021 down 9.5% volatile
14 Niger 3.0% 2021 up 15.1% volatile
15 Namibia 2.7% 2014 — volatile
16 Indonesia 2.7% 2008 — volatile
17 Romania 2.5% 1995 up 586.5% volatile
18 Malaysia 2.5% 2019 up 366.0% volatile
19 Zambia 2.0% 2019 up 18.2% volatile
20 Benin 1.8% 2021 up 234.0% volatile
21 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.7% 2021 down 35.7% volatile
22 Laos 1.7% 2010 down 63.1% volatile
23 Angola 1.6% 2018 down 29.9% volatile
24 Bolivia 1.5% 1998 down 74.3% volatile
25 Myanmar 1.4% 2016 down 36.6% volatile
26 Ethiopia 1.0% 2021 down 16.8% volatile
27 Djibouti 0.8% 2011 down 54.9% volatile
28 Somalia 0.7% 2021 down 49.3% volatile
29 Philippines 0.6% 2021 down 74.4% volatile
30 Pakistan 0.5% 2014 — volatile
31 Nepal 0.4% 2021 — volatile
32 Haiti 0.4% 2019 down 81.1% falling
33 Mozambique 0.4% 2021 up 5.1% volatile
34 El Salvador 0.3% 2000 down 91.1% volatile
35 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2011 — volatile
36 Yemen 0.1% 2021 down 85.7% volatile
37 Afghanistan 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
37 Argentina 0.0% 1998 down 100.0% volatile
37 Australia 0.0% 2019 — flat
37 Austria 0.0% 2005 — flat
37 Burundi 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Belgium 0.0% 2005 — flat
37 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Bangladesh 0.0% 2019 — volatile
37 Bahrain 0.0% 2021 — volatile
37 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 100.0% volatile
37 Brazil 0.0% 2011 — volatile
37 Brunei 0.0% 2011 — volatile
37 Central African Republic 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
37 Canada 0.0% 2020 — volatile
37 Switzerland 0.0% 2015 — flat
37 Chile 0.0% 2014 — volatile
37 China 0.0% 2020 — volatile
37 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Colombia 0.0% 2004 down 100.0% volatile
37 Comoros 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
37 Cape Verde 0.0% 2006 down 100.0% volatile
37 Costa Rica 0.0% 1997 — volatile
37 Germany 0.0% 2014 — volatile
37 Denmark 0.0% 2016 — flat
37 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2019 — volatile
37 Algeria 0.0% 2006 down 100.0% volatile
37 Ecuador 0.0% 2004 down 100.0% volatile
37 Spain 0.0% 2015 — flat
37 France 0.0% 2015 — volatile
37 Micronesia (country) 0.0% 2005 — volatile
37 Gabon 0.0% 2008 — volatile
37 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 — volatile
37 Ghana 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Guinea 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
37 Gambia 0.0% 2008 — volatile
37 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% 2006 — volatile
37 Guatemala 0.0% 2002 down 100.0% volatile
37 Honduras 0.0% 2001 — volatile
37 India 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
37 Iran 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Iraq 0.0% 2020 — volatile
37 Israel 0.0% 2013 — volatile
37 Italy 0.0% 2013 — volatile
37 Jordan 0.0% 1990 — volatile
37 Japan 0.0% 2020 — volatile
37 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2008 — flat
37 Kenya 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Cambodia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 South Korea 0.0% 2019 — volatile
37 Kuwait 0.0% 2015 — volatile
37 Liberia 0.0% 2021 — volatile
37 Morocco 0.0% 1994 — volatile
37 Madagascar 0.0% 2006 — volatile
37 Mexico 0.0% 2018 — volatile
37 Malawi 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Nicaragua 0.0% 2000 — volatile
37 Netherlands 0.0% 2020 — volatile
37 Norway 0.0% 2015 — flat
37 New Zealand 0.0% 2018 — volatile
37 Oman 0.0% 2021 — volatile
37 Peru 0.0% 2002 down 100.0% volatile
37 Portugal 0.0% 1995 — volatile
37 Russia 0.0% 2014 — volatile
37 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 — volatile
37 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2017 — volatile
37 Sudan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Senegal 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
37 Singapore 0.0% 2019 — volatile
37 Sweden 0.0% 2015 — flat
37 Eswatini 0.0% 2009 — volatile
37 Thailand 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Tanzania 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Uganda 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Ukraine 0.0% 2011 — volatile
37 United States 0.0% 2018 — volatile
37 Venezuela 0.0% 2013 — volatile
37 Vietnam 0.0% 2011 — volatile
37 South Africa 0.0% 2013 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Cholera case-fatality rate
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026); World Health Organization (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
114 places, 2,413 data points, 1949–2021
Last refreshed

WHO calculates case fatality rates based on the numbers of cases and deaths as reported by national authorities. The case fatality rate is the number of reported deaths, divided by the number of reported cases, shown as a percentage.