Number of reported cholera deaths by country

Countries reporting
105
Highest
3,604
Nigeria
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
0
Years covered
73
1949–2021
Data points
2,418

What the numbers show

Number of reported cholera deaths is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 3,604 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 41.49.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Number of reported cholera deaths: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 3,604 2021 up 385.7% volatile
2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 209 2021 down 64.2% volatile
3 Niger 166 2021 up 176.7% volatile
4 Yemen 45 2021 down 66.4% volatile
5 Sierra Leone 32 2013 down 23.8% volatile
5 Somalia 32 2021 down 97.2% volatile
7 Syrian Arab Republic 30 1979 β€” volatile
8 Indonesia 27 2008 β€” volatile
9 Angola 25 2018 down 89.7% volatile
10 Benin 23 2021 up 475.0% volatile
10 Cameroon 23 2021 down 97.1% volatile
12 Mozambique 21 2021 up 320.0% volatile
13 Namibia 13 2014 β€” volatile
13 Philippines 13 2021 up 333.3% volatile
15 Myanmar 11 2016 up 1,000.0% volatile
16 Zambia 9 2019 down 88.8% volatile
17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7 1998 down 41.7% volatile
17 Ethiopia 7 2021 down 66.7% volatile
17 Nepal 7 2021 down 22.2% volatile
20 Pakistan 6 2014 β€” volatile
21 Togo 5 2021 β€” volatile
22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 2010 down 87.9% volatile
22 Mali 4 2021 down 95.8% volatile
22 Sao Tome and Principe 4 2008 β€” volatile
22 Chad 4 2019 down 33.3% volatile
26 Congo 3 2018 down 25.0% volatile
26 Haiti 3 2019 down 99.9% volatile
26 Mauritania 3 2011 β€” volatile
26 Romania 3 1995 up 200.0% volatile
26 Zimbabwe 3 2019 down 99.9% volatile
31 Guinea-Bissau 2 2014 down 33.3% volatile
31 Malaysia 2 2019 up 100.0% volatile
31 Papua New Guinea 2 2011 β€” volatile
31 El Salvador 2 2000 down 94.1% volatile
35 Djibouti 1 2011 down 96.9% volatile
35 Sri Lanka 1 2002 down 66.7% volatile
37 Afghanistan 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
37 Argentina 0 1998 down 100.0% volatile
37 Burundi 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Burkina Faso 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Bangladesh 0 2019 β€” volatile
37 Bahrain 0 2021 β€” volatile
37 Belize 0 1999 down 100.0% volatile
37 Brazil 0 2011 β€” volatile
37 Brunei Darussalam 0 1999 β€” volatile
37 Bhutan 0 1998 down 100.0% volatile
37 Central African Republic 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
37 Canada 0 2020 β€” volatile
37 Chile 0 2014 β€” volatile
37 China 0 2020 β€” volatile
37 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Colombia 0 2004 down 100.0% volatile
37 Comoros 0 2008 down 100.0% volatile
37 Cape Verde 0 2006 down 100.0% volatile
37 Costa Rica 0 1997 β€” volatile
37 Germany 0 2014 β€” volatile
37 Dominican Republic 0 2019 β€” volatile
37 Algeria 0 2006 down 100.0% volatile
37 Ecuador 0 2004 down 100.0% volatile
37 France 0 2015 β€” volatile
37 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 2005 β€” volatile
37 Gabon 0 2008 β€” volatile
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 2016 β€” volatile
37 Ghana 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Guinea 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
37 Gambia 0 2008 β€” volatile
37 Equatorial Guinea 0 2006 β€” volatile
37 Guatemala 0 2002 down 100.0% volatile
37 Honduras 0 2001 β€” volatile
37 India 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Iraq 0 2020 β€” volatile
37 Israel 0 2013 β€” volatile
37 Italy 0 2013 β€” volatile
37 Jordan 0 1990 β€” volatile
37 Japan 0 2020 β€” volatile
37 Kenya 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Cambodia 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Korea 0 2019 β€” volatile
37 Kuwait 0 2015 β€” volatile
37 Liberia 0 2021 β€” volatile
37 Morocco 0 1994 β€” volatile
37 Madagascar 0 2006 β€” volatile
37 Mexico 0 2018 β€” volatile
37 Malawi 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Nicaragua 0 2000 β€” volatile
37 Netherlands 0 2016 β€” volatile
37 New Zealand 0 2018 β€” volatile
37 Peru 0 2002 down 100.0% volatile
37 Portugal 0 1995 β€” volatile
37 Russian Federation 0 2014 β€” volatile
37 Rwanda 0 2021 β€” volatile
37 Saudi Arabia 0 2017 β€” volatile
37 Sudan 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Senegal 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
37 Singapore 0 2019 β€” volatile
37 Eswatini 0 2009 β€” volatile
37 Thailand 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Uganda 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
37 Ukraine 0 2011 β€” volatile
37 United States of America 0 2018 β€” volatile
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 2013 β€” volatile
37 Viet Nam 0 2010 β€” volatile
37 South Africa 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Number of reported cholera deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
114 places, 2,418 data points, 1949–2021
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