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Niger

Disease outbreak profile for Niger — 38 events, 12 diseases, since 1996.

Niger (NER) · WHO AFR region · 38 WHO events across 12 diseases (1996–2025).

Diseases reported by Niger

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
Meningococcal meningitis A390 7 18%
Cholera A000 6 16%
COVID-19 U071 6 16%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 5 13%
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 4 11%
Viral meningitis not elsewhere classified, unspecified A879 3 8%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 2 5%
Diphtheria, unspecified A369 1 3%
Bacterial meningitis, unspecified G009 1 3%
Dengue fever, unspecified A979 1 3%
Rift Valley fever A924 1 3%
Acute hepatitis E B172 1 3%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 3 3
2024 3 3
2023 3 3
2022 3 3
2021 3 3
2020 1 1
2019 1 1
2018 2 2
2017 1 1
2016 1 1
2015 1 1
2013 1 1
2010 1 1
2009 1 1
2008 2 2
2006 1 1
2005 1 1
2003 1 1
2002 2 2
2001 2 2

Peak year: 2025 (3 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 4
2000s 10
2010s 8
2020s 16

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #3 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

12

Outbreak Events

38

Year Range

1996–2025

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Country

Niger • AFR