Overview

From 1 January 2025 to 29 June 2025, a cumulative total of 305 903 cholera cases and 3522 deaths were reported from 28 countries across three WHO regions, with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers, followed by the African Region, and the South-East Asia Region. No cases were reported in other WHO regions during this time. In June 2025 (epidemiological weeks 23 to 26), a total of 62 330 new cholera and/or acute watery diarrhoea cases were reported from 20 countries, territories, and areas across three WHO regions, showing an 8% decrease from May. The period also saw 527 cholera-related deaths globally, an 8% decrease from the previous month.

In June 2025, the average stockpile of Oral Cholera Vaccine was 2.9 million doses, below the emergency stockpile level of five million for the first time in 6 months.

Cholera upsurge (2021-present): https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge/