Reported rabies deaths by country
Countries reporting
85
Highest
425
Philippines
Lowest
0
Saudi Arabia
Median
2
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,422
What the numbers show
Reported rabies deaths is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 425 in Philippines; the lowest is 0 in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 25.42.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Reported rabies deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 425 | 2024 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 395 | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 205 | 2024 | up 439.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 195 | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 122 | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 122 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 82 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Yemen | 69 | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 68 | 2024 | up 195.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 56 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 51 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 47 | 2024 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 35 | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 15 | Iran | 20 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 18 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 18 | Iraq | 17 | 2022 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 17 | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 17 | 2022 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 15 | 2024 | up 87.5% | flat |
| 22 | Nepal | 14 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Algeria | 11 | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 24 | Tanzania | 10 | 2017 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 9 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 8 | 2019 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 7 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Russia | 7 | 2020 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Laos | 4 | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Haiti | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | East Timor | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 2 | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 39 | United States | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 1 | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | France | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2020 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 1 | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Turkey | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Lesotho | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Moldova | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |