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India

Disease outbreak profile for India — 34 events, 15 diseases, since 1996.

India (IND) · WHO SEAR region · 34 WHO events across 15 diseases (1996–2026).

Diseases reported by India

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 6 18%
Unspecified viral disease B348 5 15%
Cholera A000 4 12%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 4 12%
Zika virus disease A925 3 9%
Dengue fever, unspecified A979 2 6%
Chikungunya mosquito-borne viral fever A920 2 6%
Monkeypox B04 1 3%
Leptospirosis, unspecified A279 1 3%
Other specified viral diseases B338 1 3%
Arthropod-borne viral fever, virus unspecified A928 1 3%
Japanese encephalitis virus disease A830 1 3%
Bacterial foodborne intoxications, unspecified A059 1 3%
Plague, unspecified A209 1 3%
Severe acute respiratory syndrome U049 1 3%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2026 2 2
2025 5 5
2024 3 3
2023 2 2
2022 2 2
2021 4 4
2020 1 1
2018 1 1
2017 1 1
2006 3 3
2005 1 1
2003 3 3
2002 1 1
2001 1 1
1998 1 1
1997 1 1
1996 2 2

Peak year: 2025 (5 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 4
2000s 9
2010s 2
2020s 19

Position in WHO SEAR

Rank #1 of 11 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

15

Outbreak Events

34

Year Range

1996–2026

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