Endemic countries for monkeypox have been experiencing heterogeneously the spread and the consequences of this virus. As of May 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the country with the highest number of cases and deaths. However, it was also the country reporting for the longest time. This graph shows the number of monkeypox cases and related deaths in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022.
Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022
Country (time period)
Cumulative cases
Cumulative deaths
Cameroon (Dec 15, 2021 to May 1, 2022)
25
9
Central African Republic (Mar 4 to May 17, 2022)*
8
2
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Jan 1 to May 8, 2022)
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WHO. (May 29, 2022). Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/
WHO. "Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022." Chart. May 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/
WHO. (2022). Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/
WHO. "Cumulative Cases and Deaths of Monkeypox in Endemic Countries between December 2021 and May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/
WHO, Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Cumulative cases and deaths of monkeypox in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022 [Graph], WHO, May 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310838/monkeypox-cases-and-deaths-in-endemic-countries/
