Cholera case-fatality rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cholera case-fatality rate was 1.5% in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Cholera case-fatality rate in Bolivia, 1991–1998
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026); World Health Organization (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1998, cholera case-fatality rate in Bolivia stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Bolivia ranks 24th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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More health data for Bolivia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cholera case-fatality rate in Bolivia?
- Cholera case-fatality rate in Bolivia was 1.5% in 1998, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026); World Health Organization (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cholera case-fatality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest cholera case-fatality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1997.
- How does Bolivia rank for cholera case-fatality rate?
- Bolivia ranks 24th out of 114 countries with data for 1998.
- Is cholera case-fatality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026); World Health Organization (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cholera case-fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.