WHO report: cholera deaths reported in 2025 reach 7,870, the highest annual toll since 1999
29 September 2026
WHO's report on global trends in cholera, meningitis and plague covers 2025.
47 countries reported 451,499 cholera cases and 7,870 deaths to WHO, with deaths up 30 per cent on 2024.
Angola, Bangladesh, DRC, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen accounted for about 90 per cent of cases and deaths.
Oral cholera vaccine production more than doubled from about 30 million doses in 2022 to about 80 million in 2025.
In the African meningitis belt of 26 countries, 24 reported 21,526 suspected cases and 971 deaths in 2025.
For 2019 to 2025, 10 countries reported suspected plague, with DRC and Madagascar reporting most cases.
Cholera deaths in 2025:
7,870
Cholera cases in 2025:
451,499
Countries reporting:
47
Meningitis belt countries:
26
Why it matters for exams: WHO disease surveillance figures and vaccine facts are regular questions in health and current-affairs papers.
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