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Number of reported deaths from cholera by country

Countries reporting
105
Highest
759
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
0
Years covered
68
1949–2016
Data points
2,277

What the numbers show

Number of reported deaths from cholera is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 759 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0 in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 29.08.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 5,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Number of reported deaths from cholera: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 759 2016 up 78.2% volatile
2 Somalia 548 2016 down 53.6% volatile
3 Chad 458 2011 up 102.7% volatile
4 Haiti 447 2016 down 88.8% volatile
5 Tanzania, United Republic of 172 2016 down 32.3% volatile
6 Yemen 164 2016 up 5,366.7% volatile
7 Kenya 80 2016 up 627.3% volatile
8 Sudan 52 2009 — volatile
9 Malawi 46 2016 down 16.4% volatile
10 Nigeria 32 2016 down 74.8% volatile
10 Sierra Leone 32 2013 down 23.8% volatile
12 Syrian Arab Republic 30 1979 — volatile
13 Dominican Republic 27 2016 — volatile
13 Indonesia 27 2008 — volatile
15 Ethiopia 21 2010 — volatile
16 Bangladesh 16 2000 up 300.0% volatile
17 Benin 13 2016 up 1,200.0% volatile
17 Namibia 13 2014 — volatile
19 Myanmar 11 2016 up 1,000.0% volatile
19 Uganda 11 2016 down 89.6% volatile
21 Burkina Faso 7 2012 unchanged volatile
21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7 1998 down 41.7% volatile
23 Côte d'Ivoire 6 2015 unchanged volatile
23 Cameroon 6 2015 down 94.5% volatile
23 Niger 6 2016 down 92.6% volatile
23 Pakistan 6 2014 — volatile
27 Afghanistan 5 2016 — volatile
27 Burundi 5 2016 down 28.6% volatile
29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 2010 down 87.9% volatile
29 Sao Tome and Principe 4 2008 — volatile
31 Angola 3 2016 down 99.9% volatile
31 India 3 2016 unchanged volatile
31 Mauritania 3 2011 — volatile
31 Romania 3 1995 up 200.0% volatile
31 Saudi Arabia 3 1986 — volatile
36 Congo 2 2016 down 80.0% volatile
36 Guinea-Bissau 2 2014 down 33.3% volatile
36 Mali 2 2013 down 98.3% volatile
36 Mozambique 2 2016 down 93.1% volatile
36 Malaysia 2 2015 — volatile
36 Papua New Guinea 2 2011 — volatile
36 El Salvador 2 2000 down 94.1% volatile
36 Zambia 2 2012 down 83.3% volatile
44 Djibouti 1 2011 down 96.9% volatile
44 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 2015 down 90.9% volatile
44 Cambodia 1 2010 down 99.2% volatile
44 Sri Lanka 1 2002 down 66.7% volatile
44 Togo 1 2015 down 93.3% volatile
44 Thailand 1 2016 — volatile
44 Zimbabwe 1 2016 down 98.4% volatile
51 Argentina 0 1998 down 100.0% volatile
51 Bahrain 0 2015 — volatile
51 Belize 0 1999 down 100.0% volatile
51 Brazil 0 2011 — volatile
51 Brunei Darussalam 0 1999 — volatile
51 Bhutan 0 1998 down 100.0% volatile
51 Central African Republic 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
51 Canada 0 2016 — volatile
51 Chile 0 2014 — volatile
51 China 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
51 Colombia 0 2004 down 100.0% volatile
51 Comoros 0 2008 down 100.0% volatile
51 Cabo Verde 0 2006 down 100.0% volatile
51 Costa Rica 0 1997 — volatile
51 Germany 0 2014 — volatile
51 Algeria 0 2006 down 100.0% volatile
51 Ecuador 0 2004 down 100.0% volatile
51 France 0 2015 — volatile
51 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 2005 — volatile
51 Gabon 0 2008 — volatile
51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 2016 — volatile
51 Ghana 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
51 Guinea 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
51 Gambia 0 2008 — volatile
51 Equatorial Guinea 0 2006 — volatile
51 Guatemala 0 2002 down 100.0% volatile
51 Honduras 0 2001 — volatile
51 Iraq 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
51 Israel 0 2013 — volatile
51 Italy 0 2013 — volatile
51 Jordan 0 1990 — volatile
51 Japan 0 2016 — volatile
51 Korea 0 2016 — volatile
51 Kuwait 0 2015 — volatile
51 Liberia 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
51 Morocco 0 1994 — volatile
51 Madagascar 0 2006 — volatile
51 Mexico 0 2015 — volatile
51 Nicaragua 0 2000 — volatile
51 Netherlands 0 2016 — volatile
51 Nepal 0 2016 — volatile
51 New Zealand 0 2005 — volatile
51 Peru 0 2002 down 100.0% volatile
51 Philippines 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
51 Portugal 0 1995 — volatile
51 Russia 0 2014 — volatile
51 Rwanda 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
51 Senegal 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
51 Singapore 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
51 Eswatini 0 2009 — volatile
51 Ukraine 0 2011 — volatile
51 United States of America 0 2016 — volatile
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 2013 — volatile
51 Viet Nam 0 2010 — volatile
51 South Africa 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Number of reported deaths from cholera
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
114 places, 2,277 data points, 1949–2016
Last refreshed