Countries ranked by reported cholera cases
The 47 countries that reported cholera cases to the World Health Organization in 2025, ranked by the number of cases, the most first.
Cholera is counted when a country reports suspected or confirmed cases to the World Health Organization. In 2025, 47 countries reported 451,499 cases and 7,870 deaths, and the African Region accounted for 54% of the cases and the Eastern Mediterranean Region for 39%.
The table ranks the 47 countries by the cases they reported: Yemen 93,463, South Sudan 79,480, Sudan 73,597 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 71,168. A further 81 countries submitted zero reports and no data were received from 77, so the table shows what countries reported, not everywhere cholera occurred.
Key figures
Cholera cases reported in 2025, by country
Rank 1 reported the most cases. Cases are suspected and confirmed cholera. National reporting practices vary, so a country that tests and reports more may show more cases.
| Rank | Country | Cholera cases reported in 2025 (suspected and confirmed) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 93,463 | 2025 |
| 2 | South Sudan | 79,480 | 2025 |
| 3 | Sudan | 73,597 | 2025 |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71,168 | 2025 |
| 5 | Angola | 36,341 | 2025 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 24,354 | 2025 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 22,709 | 2025 |
| 8 | Somalia | 9,003 | 2025 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 8,505 | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 6,016 | 2025 |
| 11 | Mozambique | 5,926 | 2025 |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,987 | 2025 |
| 13 | Haiti | 3,446 | 2025 |
| 14 | Chad | 2,979 | 2025 |
| 15 | Ghana | 2,442 | 2025 |
| 16 | Philippines | 1,596 | 2025 |
| 17 | Zambia | 1,210 | 2025 |
| 18 | India | 920 | 2025 |
| 19 | Congo | 822 | 2025 |
| 20 | Kenya | 725 | 2025 |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 556 | 2025 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 524 | 2025 |
| 23 | Myanmar | 468 | 2025 |
| 24 | Djibouti | 379 | 2025 |
| 25 | Uganda | 203 | 2025 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 197 | 2025 |
| 27 | Malawi | 144 | 2025 |
| 28 | Cambodia | 79 | 2025 |
| 29 | Nepal | 55 | 2025 |
| 30 | Rwanda | 54 | 2025 |
| 31 | Namibia | 45 | 2025 |
| 32= | Thailand | 17 | 2025 |
| 32= | China | 17 | 2025 |
| 34 | Niger | 14 | 2025 |
| 35 | United States of America | 11 | 2025 |
| 36= | Qatar | 8 | 2025 |
| 36= | Germany | 8 | 2025 |
| 38 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5 | 2025 |
| 39= | South Africa | 4 | 2025 |
| 39= | France | 4 | 2025 |
| 39= | United Kingdom | 4 | 2025 |
| 39= | Japan | 4 | 2025 |
| 43= | Israel | 3 | 2025 |
| 43= | Australia | 3 | 2025 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 2 | 2025 |
| 46= | Kuwait | 1 | 2025 |
| 46= | Oman | 1 | 2025 |
2025 in numbers
- In 2025, 47 countries reported 451,499 cholera cases and 7,870 deaths to the World Health Organization.
- The African Region reported 245,501 cases, 54% of the total, and 5,338 deaths, 68% of the total.
- South Sudan had the highest rate, 662.3 cases per 100,000 people, followed by Yemen at 223.6, Sudan at 142.4, Angola at 93.2 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at 63.1.
- Reported cases were 19.5% lower and reported deaths 30.6% higher than in 2024, although fewer countries reported cases.
- Burundi reported 6,016 cases, its highest annual total since 1990.
| Category | Cholera cases reported in 2025 |
|---|---|
| Yemen | 93,463 |
| South Sudan | 79,480 |
| Sudan | 73,597 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71,168 |
| Angola | 36,341 |
| Nigeria | 24,354 |
| Bangladesh | 22,709 |
| Somalia | 9,003 |
| Ethiopia | 8,505 |
| Burundi | 6,016 |
Where cholera follows unsafe water
- Most reported cholera cases between 2015 and 2023 occurred in countries that had less than 75% basic water services and less than 60% basic sanitation services in 2019.
What the numbers mean
Counts are not rates. South Sudan reported 79,480 cases and the highest rate, 662.3 per 100,000 people, while Bangladesh reported 22,709 cases and a rate of 12.9. Large countries can report many cases and still have a low rate, and small countries can have a high rate from a few thousand cases.
Reporting is uneven: 81 countries submitted zero reports and no data were received from 77, and countries differ in how they define and test cases. The table is the best published ranking, but it understates the countries that report little.