Cholera reported cases in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cholera reported cases was 1 reported cases in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cholera reported cases in New Zealand, 1972–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in reported cases.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1 reported cases for cholera reported cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cholera reported cases in New Zealand peaked at 5 reported cases in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 reported cases, in 1998.
New Zealand 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.
Cholera reported cases in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | reported cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 reported cases | — |
| 1987 | 2 reported cases | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 5 reported cases | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 2 reported cases | -60.0% |
| 1995 | 2 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 reported cases | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 reported cases | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 reported cases | 3 reported cases | 3 reported cases | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 reported cases | 2 reported cases | 2 reported cases | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.2 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 5 reported cases | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 1 reported cases | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 94 Austria 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Brazil 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Chile 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Denmark 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Finland 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Gambia 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Guatemala 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Guinea 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Honduras 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Israel 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Italy 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Lebanon 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Mexico 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Netherlands 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Portugal 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Russia 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Senegal 1 reported cases compare
- 94 South Korea 1 reported cases compare
- 94 Sweden 1 reported cases compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,678 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cholera reported cases in New Zealand?
- Cholera reported cases in New Zealand was 1 reported cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cholera reported cases recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5 reported cases in 1990.
- What is the lowest cholera reported cases recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 reported cases in 1998.
- How does New Zealand rank for cholera reported cases?
- New Zealand ranks 94th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cholera reported cases rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cholera reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of cholera cases which have been reported to the WHO by local authorities. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cholera cases.