warning 2 events B00-B09 • AFR

Monkeypox in Rwanda

Monkeypox has 2 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Rwanda between 2024 and 2025.

Monkeypox · Rwanda · 2 WHO events across 2 calendar years (2024–2025).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2025 DON2936 B04 1E71
2024 DON2880 B04 1E71

Position within the disease

  • Rwanda is rank #13 of 59 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
  • Last reported event: 2025 (1 year ago).

Regional peers (AFR)

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

Country Events
Congo Democratic Republic of the 6
Nigeria 3
South Africa 3
Kenya 2
Congo 2
Rwanda 2
Uganda 2
Central African Republic 2

How this disease ranks among Rwanda’s threats

Monkeypox is rank #3 of 8 diseases reported by Rwanda to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Rwanda Hub.

Outbreak Events

2

First Reported

2024

Latest Reported

2025

Flag of Rwanda

Country

Rwanda • AFR