Number of reported cholera deaths by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
3,604
Nigeria
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
0
Years covered
73
1949β2021
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |