Number of reported cholera deaths in Niger
Niger: Number of reported cholera deaths was 23 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of reported cholera deaths in Niger, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 23 for number of reported cholera deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 86.1% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of reported cholera deaths in Niger peaked at 2,344 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
Niger ranks 19th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of reported cholera deaths in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8 | — |
| 1971 | 2,344 | +29200.0% |
| 1972 | 12 | -99.5% |
| 1973 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 75 | +368.8% |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 308 | — |
| 1989 | 22 | -92.9% |
| 1991 | 367 | +1568.2% |
| 1994 | 83 | -77.4% |
| 1995 | 15 | -81.9% |
| 1996 | 206 | +1273.3% |
| 1997 | 13 | -93.7% |
| 1999 | 85 | +553.8% |
| 2000 | 38 | -55.3% |
| 2001 | 1 | -97.4% |
| 2002 | 12 | +1100.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 57 | +418.2% |
| 2005 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 81 | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 2 | -97.5% |
| 2008 | 70 | +3400.0% |
| 2010 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 60 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 110 | +83.3% |
| 2013 | 13 | -88.2% |
| 2014 | 80 | +515.4% |
| 2015 | 4 | -95.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 78 | +1200.0% |
| 2021 | 166 | +112.8% |
| 2024 | 23 | -86.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 23 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of reported cholera deaths in Niger 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +29200.0% | 8 | 2,344 |
| 2008 | +3400.0% | 2 | 70 |
| 1991 | +1568.2% | 22 | 367 |
| 1996 | +1273.3% | 15 | 206 |
| 2018 | +1200.0% | 6 | 78 |
| 2002 | +1100.0% | 1 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 491 | 8 | 2,344 | 5 |
| 1980s | 110 | 0 | 308 | 3 |
| 1990s | 128.17 | 13 | 367 | 6 |
| 2000s | 36.33 | 1 | 81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.12 | 4 | 110 | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.5 | 23 | 166 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cholera deaths in Niger?
- Number of reported cholera deaths in Niger was 23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2,344 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does Niger rank for number of reported cholera deaths?
- Niger ranks 19th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of reported cholera deaths rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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