Cholera - Prevalence & Deaths in India

Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. It is primarily associated with contaminated water and food, including raw or under-cooked fish and shellfish.

The illness is transmitted from person to person via the fecal-oral route. An infected person who does not practice proper hand or body hygiene passes the infection to another person when handling food and water.

An estimated 3-5 million cases and over 100,000 deaths occur each year around the world.

Cholera : Number of Cases & Deaths in India, 2015

Male		Female		Total
Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
456	3	433	1	889	4

Cholera : State-wise Number of Cases & Deaths in India, 2015
Andhra Pradesh	0	0
Arunachal Pradesh	0	0
Assam	0	0
Bihar	0	0
Chhattisgarh	46	0
Goa	0	0
Gujarat	52	0
Haryana	0	0
Himachal Pradesh	0	0
Jammu. Div	0	0
Kashmir.Div	0	0
Jharkhand	36	0
Karnataka	14	2
Kerala	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	104	0
Meghalaya	0	0
Maharashtra	289	1
Manipur	0	0
Mizoram	26	0
Nagaland	0	0
Odisha	0	0
Punjab	0	0
Rajasthan	54	0
Sikkim	0	0
Tamil Nadu	15	0
Tripura	0	0
Telangana	0	0
Uttar Pradesh	47	0
Uttrakhand	0	0
West Bengal	131	0
A& N Island	0	0
Chandigarh	5	0
Delhi	59	0
D&N Haveli	10	1
Daman & Diu	0	0
Lakshadweep	0	0
Puducherry	1	0
Total	889	4

The three largest cholera endemic countries in the world are China, India, and Indonesia.

References:

1. National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.

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