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Number of reported cholera deaths in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of reported cholera deaths was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0
World rank
46th
of 119 countries
All-time high
16,904
in 1953
All-time low
0
in 1991
Years of data
51
1950–2024

Number of reported cholera deaths in Bangladesh, 1950–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k195019872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

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

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

Number of reported cholera deaths in Bangladesh, year by year

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

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of reported cholera deaths in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +471.0% 62 354

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

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  3. 46 Australia 0
  4. 46 Austria 0
  5. 46 Bahrain 0 compare
  6. 46 Belgium 0
  7. 46 Belize 0 compare
  8. 46 Benin 0 compare
  9. 46 Bhutan 0 compare
  10. 46 Brazil 0 compare
  11. 46 Brunei 0 compare
  12. 46 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  13. 46 Cambodia 0 compare
  14. 46 Canada 0 compare
  15. 46 Cape Verde 0 compare
  16. 46 Central African Republic 0 compare
  17. 46 Chile 0 compare
  18. 46 China 0 compare
  19. 46 Colombia 0 compare
  20. 46 Costa Rica 0 compare
  21. 46 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
  22. 46 Denmark 0
  23. 46 Dominican Republic 0 compare
  24. 46 Ecuador 0 compare
  25. 46 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  26. 46 Eswatini 0 compare
  27. 46 Gabon 0 compare
  28. 46 Gambia 0 compare
  29. 46 Germany 0 compare
  30. 46 Guatemala 0 compare
  31. 46 Guinea 0 compare
  32. 46 Honduras 0 compare
  33. 46 India 0 compare
  34. 46 Iran 0 compare
  35. 46 Israel 0 compare
  36. 46 Italy 0 compare
  37. 46 Japan 0 compare
  38. 46 Jordan 0 compare
  39. 46 Kazakhstan 0
  40. 46 Kuwait 0 compare
  41. 46 Liberia 0 compare
  42. 46 Madagascar 0 compare
  43. 46 Malaysia 0 compare
  44. 46 Mexico 0 compare
  45. 46 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
  46. 46 Morocco 0 compare
  47. 46 Nepal 0 compare
  48. 46 Netherlands 0 compare
  49. 46 New Zealand 0 compare
  50. 46 Nicaragua 0 compare
  51. 46 Norway 0
  52. 46 Pakistan 0 compare
  53. 46 Peru 0 compare
  54. 46 Portugal 0 compare
  55. 46 Russia 0 compare
  56. 46 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
  57. 46 Senegal 0 compare
  58. 46 Singapore 0 compare
  59. 46 South Africa 0 compare
  60. 46 South Korea 0 compare
  61. 46 Spain 0
  62. 46 Sweden 0
  63. 46 Switzerland 0
  64. 46 Thailand 0 compare
  65. 46 Ukraine 0 compare
  66. 46 United Kingdom 0 compare
  67. 46 United States 0 compare
  68. 46 Venezuela 0 compare
  69. 46 Vietnam 0 compare
  70. 46 Lebanon 0 compare
  71. 46 Oman 0 compare
  72. 46 Qatar 0
  73. 46 United Arab Emirates 0

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Frequently asked questions

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

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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
119 places, 2,655 data points, 1949–2024
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