Nigeria among worst-hit countries as cholera deaths rise 30%

• 548 Nigerians died in 2025 –WHO •Global death toll hits 7,870, highest since 1999 Nigeria was among the countries worst hit by cholera globally in 2025, with 548 deaths recorded from 24,354 reported cases, as worldwide deaths from the preventable disease rose by about 30 per cent, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO’s latest global disease surveillance report showed that 7,870 people died from cholera in 2025, the highest annual toll reported to the organisation since 1999, despite 451,499 cases being recorded across 47 countries. Nigeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen accounted for about 90 per cent of reported cholera cases and deaths worldwide. Africa recorded the sharpest deterioration, with cases increasing by 34 per cent and deaths rising by 58 per cent compared with 2024.