Number reported cases of cholera by country
Countries reporting
117
Highest
111,062
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Madagascar
Median
9
Years covered
73
1949–2021
Data points
2,532
What the numbers show
Number reported cases of cholera is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 111,062 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 9, and the mean is 1,994.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 13,308.3%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 100.0%).
Number reported cases of cholera: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 111,062 | 2021 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 72,765 | 2021 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12,103 | 2021 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 5,591 | 2021 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 5,072 | 2021 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 4,755 | 2021 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 4,342 | 2021 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 2,019 | 2021 | up 1,582.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 1,609 | 2021 | up 13,308.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 1,546 | 2018 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 1,535 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 1,298 | 2021 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 1,007 | 2008 | up 1,425.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 782 | 2016 | up 1,637.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 728 | 2021 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 720 | 2019 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Syria | 689 | 1979 | up 1,306.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 674 | 2021 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 19 | El Salvador | 631 | 2000 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Namibia | 485 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 477 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia | 466 | 1998 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 447 | 2019 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 377 | 2013 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Laos | 237 | 2010 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 173 | 2021 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Liberia | 167 | 2021 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 153 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Djibouti | 127 | 2011 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 119 | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 118 | 1995 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 93 | 2019 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Rwanda | 74 | 2021 | up 722.2% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 70 | 2020 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 64 | 2021 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 61 | 2019 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 60 | 2018 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania | 54 | 2021 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 46 | 2011 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 40 | 2021 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 38 | 2021 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 33 | 2011 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 26 | 2021 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 21 | 2012 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 21 | 2021 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 19 | 2016 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 19 | 2009 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 16 | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 13 | 2019 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 12 | 1998 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 12 | 1999 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | 12 | 2021 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 12 | 2000 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 11 | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 11 | 2014 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 57 | United States | 10 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 9 | 2020 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 9 | 2002 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 9 | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 6 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 62 | China | 5 | 2021 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 5 | 2004 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kuwait | 5 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 5 | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2017 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Comoros | 4 | 2008 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 4 | 2013 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2021 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Brunei | 3 | 2011 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | 3 | 2011 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Australia | 2 | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | 2 | 2005 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Bahrain | 2 | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Canada | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 2 | 2015 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 2 | 2004 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Spain | 2 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 2 | 2008 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 2 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 2 | 1990 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 2 | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Netherlands | 2 | 2020 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Austria | 1 | 2005 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Brazil | 1 | 2011 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Chile | 1 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 1 | 1997 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | 1 | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 1 | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Finland | 1 | 2008 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | France | 1 | 2015 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea | 1 | 2014 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 1 | 2008 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 1 | 2003 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 1 | 2001 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran | 1 | 2020 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 1 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Italy | 1 | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Japan | 1 | 2020 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2008 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 85 | South Korea | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1 | 2005 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Norway | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | New Zealand | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Portugal | 1 | 1995 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Russia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 1 | 2012 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Thailand | 1 | 2021 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 85 | South Africa | 1 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Algeria | 0 | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Madagascar | 0 | 2006 | — | volatile |