warning 8 diseases AFR

Rwanda

Disease outbreak profile for Rwanda — 19 events, 8 diseases, since 1996.

Rwanda (RWA) · WHO AFR region · 19 WHO events across 8 diseases (1996–2025).

Diseases reported by Rwanda

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 6 32%
Cholera A000 5 26%
Monkeypox B04 2 11%
Viral meningitis not elsewhere classified, unspecified A879 2 11%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 1 5%
Infectious gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent A090 1 5%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 1 5%
Measles B05 1 5%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 3 3
2024 2 2
2023 1 1
2022 1 1
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2009 1 1
2002 1 1
1999 2 2
1998 1 1
1997 2 2
1996 3 3

Peak year: 2025 (3 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 8
2000s 2
2020s 9

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #27 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

8

Outbreak Events

19

Year Range

1996–2025

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Country

Rwanda • AFR