What is cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh?

Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh was 0 reported deaths in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cholera reported deaths recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 16,904 reported deaths in 1953.

What is the lowest cholera reported deaths recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0 reported deaths in 1991.

How does Bangladesh rank for cholera reported deaths?

Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cholera reported deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh

Name: Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh
Creator: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Cholera reported deaths was 0 reported deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 reported deaths

World rank

46th

of 119 countries

All-time high

16,904 reported deaths

in 1953

All-time low

0 reported deaths

in 1991

Years of data

1950–2024

Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh, 1950–2024

Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in reported deaths.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0 reported deaths for cholera reported deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Over the whole period, cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh peaked at 16,904 reported deaths in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0 reported deaths, in 1991.

Bangladesh ranks 46th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh, 1950 to 2024.
Year	reported deaths	Change
1950	12,947 reported deaths	—
1951	12,372 reported deaths	-4.4%
1952	12,884 reported deaths	+4.1%
1953	16,904 reported deaths	+31.2%
1954	9,443 reported deaths	-44.1%
1955	9,802 reported deaths	+3.8%
1956	15,310 reported deaths	+56.2%
1957	5,134 reported deaths	-66.5%
1958	10,119 reported deaths	+97.1%
1959	11,056 reported deaths	+9.3%
1960	6,272 reported deaths	-43.3%
1961	1,703 reported deaths	-72.8%
1962	1,304 reported deaths	-23.4%
1963	1,248 reported deaths	-4.3%
1964	2,419 reported deaths	+93.8%
1965	683 reported deaths	-71.8%
1966	1,234 reported deaths	+80.7%
1967	369 reported deaths	-70.1%
1968	614 reported deaths	+66.4%
1969	1,556 reported deaths	+153.4%
1970	1,889 reported deaths	+21.4%
1971	386 reported deaths	-79.6%
1972	201 reported deaths	-47.9%
1973	369 reported deaths	+83.6%
1974	173 reported deaths	-53.1%
1975	117 reported deaths	-32.4%
1976	62 reported deaths	-47.0%
1977	354 reported deaths	+471.0%
1978	81 reported deaths	-77.1%
1979	21 reported deaths	-74.1%
1987	23 reported deaths	+9.5%
1988	43 reported deaths	+87.0%
1989	2 reported deaths	-95.3%
1990	4 reported deaths	+100.0%
1991	0 reported deaths	-100.0%
1992	29 reported deaths	—
1993	0 reported deaths	-100.0%
1994	41 reported deaths	—
1995	61 reported deaths	+48.8%
1996	0 reported deaths	-100.0%
1997	95 reported deaths	—
1998	26 reported deaths	-72.6%
1999	63 reported deaths	+142.3%
2000	16 reported deaths	-74.6%
2018	0 reported deaths	-100.0%
2019	0 reported deaths	—
2020	0 reported deaths	—
2021	0 reported deaths	—
2022	0 reported deaths	—
2023	0 reported deaths	—
2024	0 reported deaths	—

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	11,597 reported deaths	5,134 reported deaths	16,904 reported deaths	10
1960s	1,740 reported deaths	369 reported deaths	6,272 reported deaths	10
1970s	365.3 reported deaths	21 reported deaths	1,889 reported deaths	10
1980s	22.67 reported deaths	2 reported deaths	43 reported deaths	3
1990s	31.9 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	95 reported deaths	10
2000s	16 reported deaths	16 reported deaths	16 reported deaths	1
2010s	0 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	2
2020s	0 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	0 reported deaths	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

46 Algeria 0 reported deaths compare
46 Argentina 0 reported deaths compare
46 Australia 0 reported deaths
46 Austria 0 reported deaths
46 Bahrain 0 reported deaths compare
46 Belgium 0 reported deaths
46 Belize 0 reported deaths compare
46 Benin 0 reported deaths compare
46 Bhutan 0 reported deaths compare
46 Brazil 0 reported deaths compare
46 Brunei 0 reported deaths compare
46 Burkina Faso 0 reported deaths compare
46 Cambodia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Canada 0 reported deaths compare
46 Cape Verde 0 reported deaths compare
46 Central African Republic 0 reported deaths compare
46 Chile 0 reported deaths compare
46 China 0 reported deaths compare
46 Colombia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Costa Rica 0 reported deaths compare
46 Cote d'Ivoire 0 reported deaths compare
46 Denmark 0 reported deaths
46 Dominican Republic 0 reported deaths compare
46 Ecuador 0 reported deaths compare
46 Equatorial Guinea 0 reported deaths compare
46 Eswatini 0 reported deaths compare
46 Gabon 0 reported deaths compare
46 Gambia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Germany 0 reported deaths compare
46 Guatemala 0 reported deaths compare
46 Guinea 0 reported deaths compare
46 Honduras 0 reported deaths compare
46 India 0 reported deaths compare
46 Iran 0 reported deaths compare
46 Israel 0 reported deaths compare
46 Italy 0 reported deaths compare
46 Japan 0 reported deaths compare
46 Jordan 0 reported deaths compare
46 Kazakhstan 0 reported deaths
46 Kuwait 0 reported deaths compare
46 Liberia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Madagascar 0 reported deaths compare
46 Malaysia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Mexico 0 reported deaths compare
46 Micronesia (country) 0 reported deaths compare
46 Morocco 0 reported deaths compare
46 Nepal 0 reported deaths compare
46 Netherlands 0 reported deaths compare
46 New Zealand 0 reported deaths compare
46 Nicaragua 0 reported deaths compare
46 Norway 0 reported deaths
46 Pakistan 0 reported deaths compare
46 Peru 0 reported deaths compare
46 Portugal 0 reported deaths compare
46 Russia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Saudi Arabia 0 reported deaths compare
46 Senegal 0 reported deaths compare
46 Singapore 0 reported deaths compare
46 South Africa 0 reported deaths compare
46 South Korea 0 reported deaths compare
46 Spain 0 reported deaths
46 Sweden 0 reported deaths
46 Switzerland 0 reported deaths
46 Thailand 0 reported deaths compare
46 Ukraine 0 reported deaths compare
46 United Kingdom 0 reported deaths compare
46 United States 0 reported deaths compare
46 Venezuela 0 reported deaths compare
46 Vietnam 0 reported deaths compare
46 Lebanon 0 reported deaths compare
46 Oman 0 reported deaths compare
46 Qatar 0 reported deaths
46 United Arab Emirates 0 reported deaths

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Frequently asked questions

What is cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh?: Cholera reported deaths in Bangladesh was 0 reported deaths in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cholera reported deaths recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 16,904 reported deaths in 1953.
What is the lowest cholera reported deaths recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0 reported deaths in 1991.
How does Bangladesh rank for cholera reported deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cholera reported deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cholera reported deaths
Unit: reported deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 119 places, 2,655 data points, 1949–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths from cholera reported to the WHO. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of deaths from cholera.