The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that Nigeria recorded a total of 244 deaths from cholera outbreaks between January 1 and September 28, 2025. A recent report showed that the country reported 10,353 cholera cases within the nine-month period, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 2.4 per cent.
Published in October, the report revealed that in the last 28 days, Nigeria confirmed 615 new cases and 10 deaths, representing a CFR of 1.6 per cent.
According to the WHO’s regional overview, the African Region reported 11,698 fresh cholera cases across 13 countries, marking a 26 per cent drop compared with August.
The report stated that the highest numbers of cases came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5,005), South Sudan (2,036), and Angola (1,356).
“Nigeria’s cholera cases are 10,353; deaths, 244; cases per 100,000 – five; CFR – 2.4 per cent. Cases in the last 28 days – 615; deaths – 10; CFR – 1.6 per cent.
For the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the cases are 56,696; deaths – 1,713; cases per 100,000 – 47; CFR – 3.0 per cent. Ethiopia’s cholera cases – 7,558; deaths – 70; cases per 100,000 – 10; CFR – 0.9 per cent. Ghana’s cholera cases – 2,662; deaths – 14; cases per 100,000 – eight; CFR – 0.5 per cent.
Mozambique’s cholera cases – 4,266; deaths – 35; cases per 100,000 – 15; CFR – 0.8 per cent. Angola’s cholera cases – 29,347; deaths – 809; cases per 100,000 – 81; CFR – 2.8 per cent,” it read.
WHO further noted that the highest numbers of deaths were reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (146), Chad (51), and Angola (28).
The organization concluded by saying that there were 275 cholera-related deaths, a 45 per cent decrease compared with the previous month.
“From January 1 to September 28, 2025, a total of 199,914 cholera cases were reported across 21 countries in the African Region. The highest numbers of cases were reported from South Sudan (77,388), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (56,696), and Angola (29,347).
In the same period, a total of 4,481 deaths were reported from 18 countries. The highest numbers of deaths were recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1,713), South Sudan (1,249), and Angola (809).
In September 2025, a total of 45,765 new cholera and acute watery diarrhoea cases were reported from 21 countries across four WHO regions, showing a 27 per cent decrease from August. The period also saw 601 cholera-related deaths globally, a 37 per cent decrease from the previous month.
The preliminary number of deaths reported in 2025, as of September 28, has already surpassed the 2024 total of 6,028, which was itself a 50 per cent increase on 2023.
In September 2025, the average stockpile of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was 5.2 million doses, exceeding the emergency threshold of 5 million doses during two weeks of the reporting period. This is the first time in three months that the average stockpile exceeded this threshold,” it added.
