Number reported cases of cholera in Guinea
Guinea: Number reported cases of cholera was 1 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Number reported cases of cholera in Guinea, 1970–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1 for number reported cases of cholera in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 99.7% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number reported cases of cholera in Guinea peaked at 31,415 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 94th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number reported cases of cholera in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,000 | — |
| 1986 | 286 | -85.7% |
| 1994 | 31,415 | +10884.3% |
| 1995 | 6,506 | -79.3% |
| 1996 | 287 | -95.6% |
| 1998 | 881 | +207.0% |
| 1999 | 599 | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 519 | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 392 | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 61 | -84.4% |
| 2003 | 6 | -90.2% |
| 2004 | 1,516 | +25166.7% |
| 2005 | 3,821 | +152.0% |
| 2006 | 3,242 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 8,546 | +163.6% |
| 2008 | 513 | -94.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | -91.8% |
| 2011 | 3 | -92.9% |
| 2012 | 7,350 | +244900.0% |
| 2013 | 319 | -95.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | -99.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 198, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number reported cases of cholera in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +244900.0% | 3 | 7,350 |
| 2004 | +25166.7% | 6 | 1,516 |
| 1994 | +10884.3% | 286 | 31,415 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
| 1980s | 286 | 286 | 286 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7,938 | 287 | 31,415 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,866 | 6 | 8,546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,918 | 1 | 7,350 | 4 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number reported cases of cholera in Guinea?
- Number reported cases of cholera in Guinea was 1 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number reported cases of cholera recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31,415 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number reported cases of cholera recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for number reported cases of cholera?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 119 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number reported cases of cholera rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number reported cases of cholera. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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