This statistic displays the fatality rates West African Ebola compared to major global infectious diseases as of March 30, 2016. Polio has a death rate of around 10 percent while Ebola's is four times higher. The Ebola virus causes extremely severe hemorrhagic fever and is considered a Risk Group 4 Pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health sector will focus on cross-border regions to strengthen treatment, testing, and contact tracing.
Fatality rate of West African Ebola compared to global major infectious diseases as of 2016
Characteristic
Fatality rate
West African Ebola*
40%
Tuberculosis
15%
Polio
10%
SARS (November 2002-July 2003)
9.6%
Whoopnig cough (for unvaccinated children under 6)
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Time. (October 13, 2014). Fatality rate of West African Ebola compared to global major infectious diseases as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328522/fataility-rates-of-major-infectous-diseases-and-ebola/
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Time. (2014). Fatality rate of West African Ebola compared to global major infectious diseases as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328522/fataility-rates-of-major-infectous-diseases-and-ebola/
Time. "Fatality Rate of West African Ebola Compared to Global Major Infectious Diseases as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328522/fataility-rates-of-major-infectous-diseases-and-ebola/
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Fatality rate of West African Ebola compared to global major infectious diseases as of 2016 [Graph], Time, October 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328522/fataility-rates-of-major-infectous-diseases-and-ebola/
