Middle East respiratory syndrome in Qatar

Middle East respiratory syndrome · Qatar · 6 WHO events across 6 calendar years (2014–2022).

Event log

Year	DON ID	ICD-10	ICD-11
2022	DON2734	U040	1D64
2020	DON2624	U040	1D64
2019	DON2598	U040	1D64
2017	DON2318	U040	1D64
2016	DON2260, DON2244, DON2199	U040	1D64
2014	DON1986	U040	1D64

Annual cadence

Year	Events
2022	1
2020	1
2019	1
2017	1
2016	1
2014	1

Most active year: 2022 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 3.

Position within the disease

• Qatar is rank #2 of 25 for this disease.
• The country sits in the WHO EMR region.
• Last reported event: 2022 (4 years ago).

Regional peers (EMR)

10 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country	Events
Oman	8
Qatar ←	6
United Arab Emirates	6
Saudi Arabia	4
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	2
Kuwait	2
Lebanon	2
Bahrain	1

How this disease ranks among Qatar’s threats

Middle East respiratory syndrome is rank #1 of 5 diseases reported by Qatar to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Qatar Hub.