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Ethiopia

Disease outbreak profile for Ethiopia — 30 events, 14 diseases, since 1999.

Ethiopia (ETH) · WHO AFR region · 30 WHO events across 14 diseases (1999–2026).

Diseases reported by Ethiopia

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 6 20%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 4 13%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 4 13%
Cholera A000 3 10%
Marburg disease A983 2 7%
Measles B05 2 7%
Dengue fever, unspecified A979 2 7%
Infectious gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent A090 1 3%
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 1 3%
Dracunculiasis B720 1 3%
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum, unspecified B509 1 3%
Viral meningitis not elsewhere classified, unspecified A879 1 3%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 1 3%
Anthrax, unspecified A229 1 3%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2026 1 1
2025 4 4
2024 3 3
2023 4 4
2022 2 2
2021 2 2
2020 3 3
2019 1 1
2013 1 1
2011 1 1
2008 1 1
2006 1 1
2005 1 1
2002 1 1
2001 1 1
2000 2 2
1999 1 1

Peak year: 2025 (4 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 1
2000s 7
2010s 3
2020s 19

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #11 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

14

Outbreak Events

30

Year Range

1999–2026

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Country

Ethiopia • AFR