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Cholera case-fatality rate by country

Percentage of reported cholera cases that result in death. Testing and reporting is limited in many countries.

Countries reporting
107
Highest
33.3%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
South Africa
Median
0.0%
Years covered
76
1949–2024
Data points
2,599

What the numbers show

Cholera case-fatality rate is currently reported for 107 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 1.9%.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 19,087.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Cholera case-fatality rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 33.3% 2021 up 678.9% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 25.0% 2024 up 19,087.5% volatile
3 Congo 23.8% 2023 up 75.0% volatile
4 Guinea-Bissau 18.2% 2014 up 839.4% volatile
5 Sri Lanka 11.1% 2002 up 348.1% volatile
6 Sierra Leone 8.5% 2013 up 3.7% volatile
7 Mauritania 6.5% 2011 — volatile
8 Togo 6.0% 2024 up 44.1% volatile
9 Ghana 4.7% 2024 up 463.2% volatile
10 Chad 4.3% 2019 down 52.0% volatile
11 Syria 4.1% 2024 — volatile
12 Uganda 3.7% 2024 up 27.2% volatile
13 Algeria 3.4% 1994 — volatile
14 Sao Tome and Principe 3.4% 2008 — volatile
15 Zambia 3.2% 2024 up 213.3% volatile
16 France 3.1% 2024 — volatile
17 Nigeria 3.0% 2024 up 40.9% volatile
18 Sudan 2.7% 2024 up 622.8% volatile
19 Indonesia 2.7% 2008 — volatile
20 Namibia 2.7% 2014 down 0.8% volatile
21 Romania 2.5% 1995 up 586.4% volatile
22 Malawi 2.5% 2024 up 59.2% volatile
23 Niger 2.2% 2024 down 44.5% volatile
24 Zimbabwe 2.0% 2024 — volatile
25 South Sudan 1.8% 2024 down 31.2% volatile
26 Laos 1.7% 2010 down 63.2% volatile
27 Angola 1.6% 2018 down 30.1% falling
28 Bolivia 1.5% 1998 down 74.2% volatile
29 Comoros 1.4% 2024 — volatile
30 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.3% 2024 down 20.2% volatile
31 Haiti 1.3% 2024 up 23.5% falling
32 Tanzania 1.2% 2024 down 81.1% volatile
33 Philippines 1.2% 2024 up 575.6% volatile
34 Cameroon 1.0% 2024 down 81.7% volatile
35 Ethiopia 1.0% 2024 down 20.1% volatile
36 Kenya 1.0% 2024 down 96.1% volatile
37 Djibouti 0.8% 2011 down 55.0% volatile
38 Cape Verde 0.8% 1998 — volatile
39 Somalia 0.6% 2024 — volatile
40 Mozambique 0.6% 2024 up 176.0% volatile
41 Rwanda 0.5% 2023 — volatile
42 Myanmar 0.4% 2024 — volatile
43 Yemen 0.3% 2024 down 67.6% volatile
44 Iraq 0.3% 2024 — volatile
45 Burundi 0.3% 2024 down 78.6% volatile
46 El Salvador 0.3% 2000 down 91.2% volatile
47 Afghanistan 0.0% 2023 down 87.2% volatile
48 Argentina 0.0% 1998 down 100.0% volatile
48 Benin 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
48 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
48 Bangladesh 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Bahrain 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 100.0% volatile
48 Brazil 0.0% 2011 — volatile
48 Brunei 0.0% 2011 — volatile
48 Central African Republic 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
48 Canada 0.0% 2020 — volatile
48 Chile 0.0% 2014 — volatile
48 China 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
48 Colombia 0.0% 2004 down 100.0% volatile
48 Costa Rica 0.0% 1997 — volatile
48 Germany 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Ecuador 0.0% 2004 down 100.0% volatile
48 Micronesia (country) 0.0% 2005 — volatile
48 Gabon 0.0% 2008 — volatile
48 United Kingdom 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Guinea 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
48 Gambia 0.0% 2008 — volatile
48 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% 2006 — volatile
48 Guatemala 0.0% 2003 down 100.0% volatile
48 Honduras 0.0% 2001 — volatile
48 India 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Iran 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Israel 0.0% 2013 — volatile
48 Italy 0.0% 2022 — volatile
48 Jordan 0.0% 1990 — volatile
48 Japan 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Cambodia 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 South Korea 0.0% 2019 — volatile
48 Kuwait 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Lebanon 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Liberia 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Morocco 0.0% 1994 — volatile
48 Madagascar 0.0% 2003 — volatile
48 Mexico 0.0% 2018 — volatile
48 Malaysia 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Nicaragua 0.0% 2000 — volatile
48 Netherlands 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Nepal 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 New Zealand 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Oman 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Pakistan 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Peru 0.0% 2002 down 100.0% volatile
48 Portugal 0.0% 1995 — volatile
48 Russia 0.0% 2014 — volatile
48 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Senegal 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
48 Singapore 0.0% 2022 — volatile
48 Eswatini 0.0% 2023 — volatile
48 Thailand 0.0% 2024 — volatile
48 Ukraine 0.0% 2011 — volatile
48 United States 0.0% 2018 — volatile
48 Venezuela 0.0% 2013 — volatile
48 Vietnam 0.0% 2011 — volatile
48 South Africa 0.0% 2024 — volatile

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Indicator
Cholera case-fatality rate
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,599 data points, 1949–2024
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Percentage of reported cholera cases that result in death. Testing and reporting is limited in many countries.