warning 5 diseases AFR

Zimbabwe

Disease outbreak profile for Zimbabwe — 16 events, 5 diseases, since 1997.

Zimbabwe (ZWE) · WHO AFR region · 16 WHO events across 5 diseases (1997–2025).

Diseases reported by Zimbabwe

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
Cholera A000 7 44%
COVID-19 U071 6 38%
Unspecified viral haemorrhagic fever A990 1 6%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 1 6%
Viral meningitis not elsewhere classified, unspecified A879 1 6%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 2 2
2024 1 1
2023 1 1
2022 2 2
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2018 1 1
2009 2 2
2008 1 1
1999 2 2
1998 1 1
1997 1 1

Peak year: 2025 (2 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 4
2000s 3
2010s 1
2020s 8

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #30 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

5

Outbreak Events

16

Year Range

1997–2025

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Country

Zimbabwe • AFR