Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases by country

Countries reporting
122
Highest
1,414
India
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
0
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,735

What the numbers show

Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 1,414 in India; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 17.3.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).

Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 1,414 2025 down 12.7% volatile
1 Niue 0 2025 β€” flat
1 Tokelau 0 2019 β€” flat
2 Nepal 186 2025 down 80.1% volatile
3 Philippines 153 2025 up 33.0% volatile
4 China (People’s Republic of) 127 2025 down 79.6% volatile
5 Viet Nam 111 2025 down 69.8% volatile
6 Bangladesh 37 2025 down 51.3% volatile
7 Malaysia 18 2025 down 50.0% volatile
8 Myanmar 11 2025 down 90.3% volatile
9 Indonesia 10 2025 down 75.0% volatile
10 Australia 9 2025 up 200.0% volatile
11 Cambodia 8 2025 down 83.3% volatile
12 Korea 7 2025 down 82.5% volatile
13 Bhutan 6 2025 up 20.0% volatile
14 Japan 4 2025 up 100.0% volatile
14 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 4 2025 down 69.2% volatile
16 Thailand 3 2025 down 87.0% volatile
17 Sri Lanka 2 2025 down 88.2% volatile
18 Hong Kong (China) 1 2025 down 50.0% volatile
19 Albania 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Andorra 0 2021 β€” flat
19 United Arab Emirates 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Armenia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Austria 0 2012 β€” flat
19 Azerbaijan 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Belgium 0 2015 β€” flat
19 Benin 0 2025 β€” volatile
19 Bulgaria 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Bahrain 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Belarus 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Brunei Darussalam 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Botswana 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Congo 0 2012 β€” flat
19 Comoros 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Cape Verde 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Czechia 0 2021 β€” volatile
19 Djibouti 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Denmark 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Algeria 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Spain 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Estonia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Finland 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Fiji 0 2022 β€” flat
19 Micronesia 0 2023 β€” flat
19 United Kingdom 0 2019 β€” flat
19 Georgia 0 2020 β€” flat
19 Ghana 0 2023 β€” flat
19 Gambia 0 2017 β€” flat
19 Guinea-Bissau 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Greece 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Guam 0 2019 β€” flat
19 Croatia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Hungary 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Ireland 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Iraq 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Iceland 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Italy 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Jordan 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Kazakhstan 0 2020 β€” flat
19 Kiribati 0 2023 β€” flat
19 Kuwait 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Lebanon 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Liberia 0 2022 β€” flat
19 Libya 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Lesotho 0 2020 β€” flat
19 Lithuania 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Luxembourg 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Latvia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Macau (China) 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Moldova 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Maldives 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Marshall Islands 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Malta 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Montenegro 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Mongolia 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Northern Mariana Islands 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Mozambique 0 2019 β€” flat
19 Mauritania 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Mauritius 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Malawi 0 2018 β€” flat
19 Namibia 0 2024 β€” flat
19 New Caledonia 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Niger 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Norway 0 2021 β€” volatile
19 Nauru 0 2019 β€” flat
19 New Zealand 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Oman 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Palau 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Papua New Guinea 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Poland 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0 2022 β€” volatile
19 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 0 2025 β€” flat
19 French Polynesia 0 2024 β€” flat
19 Qatar 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Romania 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Rwanda 0 2023 β€” flat
19 Saudi Arabia 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Singapore 0 2024 β€” volatile
19 Solomon Islands 0 2018 β€” flat
19 San Marino 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Serbia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 South Sudan 0 2023 β€” flat
19 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Slovak Republic 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Slovenia 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Sweden 0 2021 β€” volatile
19 Eswatini 0 2018 β€” flat
19 Seychelles 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Syrian Arab Republic 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Turkmenistan 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Timor-Leste 0 2025 β€” volatile
19 Tonga 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Tunisia 0 2019 β€” flat
19 Ukraine 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Uzbekistan 0 2021 β€” flat
19 Vanuatu 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Samoa 0 2024 β€” flat
19 South Africa 0 2025 β€” flat
19 Zambia 0 2018 β€” flat
19 Zimbabwe 0 2025 β€” flat

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Indicator
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
132 places, 1,735 data points, 2000–2025
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