Home
Data
Charts
Categories
Logout
Between January and mid-June 2024, more than 100,000 cases (suspected and lab confirmed) had been reported in African countries.
Zambia and Zimbabwe have each reported more than 20,000 cholera cases this year. More than 1,000 people have died of the disease – 637 in Zambia and 397 in Zimbabwe, according to the World Health Organization.
Mozambique, the island of Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Somalia have also been hard hit by cholera this year.
Climate change is worsening the problem of cholera outbreaks. Cyclones, floods and droughts create an ideal environment for cholera to spread because they reduce people’s access to clean water and sanitation infrastructure is often damaged.
Zambia and Zimbabwe have each reported more than 20,000 cholera cases this year. More than 1,000 people have died of the disease – 637 in Zambia and 397 in Zimbabwe, according to the World Health Organization.
Mozambique, the island of Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Somalia have also been hard hit by cholera this year.
Climate change is worsening the problem of cholera outbreaks. Cyclones, floods and droughts create an ideal environment for cholera to spread because they reduce people’s access to clean water and sanitation infrastructure is often damaged.