Reported deaths from rabies by country

Reported annual deaths from rabies in humans. Depending on the country's reporting system, this may include laboratory-confirmed cases only, or laboratory-confirmed _and_ clinically-diagnosed cases.

Countries reporting
130
Highest
425 Deaths
Philippines
Lowest
0 Deaths
Vietnam
Median
0 Deaths
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,422

What the numbers show

Reported deaths from rabies is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 425 Deaths in Philippines; the lowest is 0 Deaths in Vietnam.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 Deaths, and the mean is 16.62 Deaths.

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 deaths from rabies: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Philippines 425 Deaths 2024 up 80.1% rising
2 India 395 Deaths 2023 down 59.3% volatile
3 Kenya 205 Deaths 2024 up 439.5% volatile
4 Ethiopia 195 Deaths 2024 up 1,200.0% volatile
5 China 122 Deaths 2023 down 89.2% volatile
5 Indonesia 122 Deaths 2024 up 15.1% rising
7 Myanmar 82 Deaths 2024 down 32.8% volatile
8 Yemen 69 Deaths 2022 up 43.8% rising
9 Uganda 68 Deaths 2024 up 195.7% rising
10 Bangladesh 56 Deaths 2024 down 32.5% falling
11 Nigeria 51 Deaths 2024 volatile
12 Burkina Faso 47 Deaths 2024 up 147.4% volatile
13 Mozambique 35 Deaths 2024 up 20.7% volatile
14 Cote d'Ivoire 21 Deaths 2024 up 23.5% rising
15 Iran 20 Deaths 2023 up 300.0% volatile
15 Sri Lanka 20 Deaths 2024 up 5.3% falling
17 Afghanistan 18 Deaths 2022 rising
18 Iraq 17 Deaths 2022 up 54.5% rising
18 Morocco 17 Deaths 2022 up 183.3% rising
18 Mali 17 Deaths 2024 up 88.9% volatile
21 Madagascar 15 Deaths 2024 up 87.5% flat
22 Nepal 14 Deaths 2024 up 7.7% rising
23 Algeria 11 Deaths 2024 up 57.1% falling
24 Tanzania 10 Deaths 2017 down 89.1% volatile
25 South Africa 9 Deaths 2024 up 50.0% rising
26 Malaysia 8 Deaths 2024 volatile
26 Tajikistan 8 Deaths 2019 down 27.3% flat
26 Zimbabwe 8 Deaths 2024 down 50.0% volatile
29 Cambodia 7 Deaths 2024 up 40.0% volatile
29 Russia 7 Deaths 2020 down 53.3% volatile
31 Liberia 6 Deaths 2024 up 20.0% volatile
32 Uzbekistan 5 Deaths 2019 rising
33 Cameroon 4 Deaths 2024 volatile
33 Laos 4 Deaths 2023 down 69.2% volatile
33 Mexico 4 Deaths 2024 volatile
33 Thailand 4 Deaths 2024 down 33.3% volatile
37 Haiti 3 Deaths 2024 down 25.0% volatile
37 Senegal 3 Deaths 2024 up 50.0% volatile
39 Azerbaijan 2 Deaths 2020 unchanged volatile
39 Brazil 2 Deaths 2024 volatile
39 Peru 2 Deaths 2024 volatile
39 Sierra Leone 2 Deaths 2024 down 75.0% volatile
39 East Timor 2 Deaths 2024 volatile
39 Tunisia 2 Deaths 2019 down 33.3% falling
39 United States 2 Deaths 2024 up 100.0% volatile
46 Armenia 1 Deaths 2023 volatile
46 Bolivia 1 Deaths 2024 down 75.0% volatile
46 Canada 1 Deaths 2024 volatile
46 Cuba 1 Deaths 2024 volatile
46 Dominican Republic 1 Deaths 2024 volatile
46 France 1 Deaths 2023 volatile
46 Gabon 1 Deaths 2024 down 66.7% volatile
46 Georgia 1 Deaths 2022 down 50.0% volatile
46 Honduras 1 Deaths 2024 volatile
46 Jordan 1 Deaths 2023 volatile
46 Kazakhstan 1 Deaths 2020 down 75.0% volatile
46 Kyrgyzstan 1 Deaths 2019 down 66.7% volatile
46 Mongolia 1 Deaths 2020 volatile
46 Syria 1 Deaths 2022 down 80.0% volatile
46 Venezuela 1 Deaths 2024 volatile
61 Argentina 0 Deaths 2022 volatile
61 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Deaths 2014 flat
61 Austria 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Belgium 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Bulgaria 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Bahrain 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Bahamas 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Deaths 2022 flat
61 Belarus 0 Deaths 2018 down 100.0% volatile
61 Belize 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Barbados 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Brunei 0 Deaths 2024 flat
61 Bhutan 0 Deaths 2024 volatile
61 Botswana 0 Deaths 2024 flat
61 Switzerland 0 Deaths 2022 down 100.0% volatile
61 Chile 0 Deaths 2021 volatile
61 Colombia 0 Deaths 2022 down 100.0% volatile
61 Costa Rica 0 Deaths 2021 volatile
61 Cyprus 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Czechia 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Germany 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Dominica 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Denmark 0 Deaths 2022 flat
61 Ecuador 0 Deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
61 Spain 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Estonia 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Finland 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 United Kingdom 0 Deaths 2021 volatile
61 Greece 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Guatemala 0 Deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
61 Croatia 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Hungary 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Iceland 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Italy 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Jamaica 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 South Korea 0 Deaths 2016 flat
61 Kuwait 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Saint Lucia 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Lesotho 0 Deaths 2024 down 100.0% volatile
61 Lithuania 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Latvia 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Moldova 0 Deaths 2021 volatile
61 Mauritius 0 Deaths 2014 flat
61 Nicaragua 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Netherlands 0 Deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
61 Norway 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Oman 0 Deaths 2022 flat
61 Panama 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Poland 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Portugal 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Paraguay 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Qatar 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Romania 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Saudi Arabia 0 Deaths 2023 volatile
61 Sudan 0 Deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
61 Singapore 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 El Salvador 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Serbia 0 Deaths 2022 flat
61 Slovakia 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Slovenia 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Sweden 0 Deaths 2023 flat
61 Seychelles 0 Deaths 2024 flat
61 Turkmenistan 0 Deaths 2019 down 100.0% volatile
61 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Turkey 0 Deaths 2019 volatile
61 Ukraine 0 Deaths 2022 volatile
61 Uruguay 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Deaths 2021 flat
61 Vietnam 0 Deaths 2024 down 100.0% falling

About this data

Indicator
Reported deaths from rabies
Unit
Deaths
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
133 places, 1,422 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Reported annual deaths from rabies in humans. Depending on the country's reporting system, this may include laboratory-confirmed cases only, or laboratory-confirmed _and_ clinically-diagnosed cases.