COVID-19 Total Cases and Deaths in Africa By Country
We took a look at the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic on African countries using data from Johns Hopkins University. Here, we show the total COVID-19 confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries, and deaths. We also show the cases and deaths per 100K of the residents of each African country. We calculate the COVID-19 cases and deaths per 100K residents using the 2019 population estimates from World Bank.
Summary of COVID-19 Cases in Africa
Use the map below to interactively explore the total confirmed cases, total active cases, total deaths, total confirmed cases per 100K, and total deaths per 100K. Use the time slider to explore the progress over time. We also have a table of the data below. You can use the table to filter, sort, and explore the data further.
- We update this data daily based on new data from Johns Hopkins University. Currently, we update this data once every morning EST time. As such, these results, mostly reflects updates at the close of the previous day.
- ** John Hopkins University have discontinued providing data on Recoverd cases. As such, we will stop providing summarized results on Recovered Cases and Active cases for Africa, starting from August 15, 2021.
| Country | Cases | Cases Per 100K | Deaths | Deaths Per 100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 271,477 | 630.56 | 6,881 | 15.98 |
| Angola | 105,277 | 330.8 | 1,933 | 6.07 |
| Benin | 27,990 | 237.18 | 163 | 1.38 |
| Botswana | 329,727 | 14,312.91 | 2,801 | 121.59 |
| Burkina Faso | 22,056 | 108.54 | 396 | 1.95 |
| Burundi | 53,631 | 465.12 | 38 | 0.33 |
| Cameroon | 124,392 | 480.72 | 1,965 | 7.59 |
| Cape Verde | 63,244 | 11,500.25 | 413 | 75.1 |
| Central African Republic | 15,368 | 323.87 | 113 | 2.38 |
| Chad | 7,678 | 48.15 | 194 | 1.22 |
| Comoros | 9,001 | 1,057.83 | 161 | 18.92 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 95,749 | 110.32 | 1,464 | 1.69 |
| Djibouti | 15,690 | 1,611.62 | 189 | 19.41 |
| Egypt | 515,698 | 513.7 | 24,809 | 24.71 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 17,229 | 1,270.59 | 183 | 13.5 |
| Eritrea | 10,189 | 103 | ||
| Ethiopia | 500,050 | 446.16 | 7,572 | 6.76 |
| Gabon | 48,981 | 2,254.51 | 306 | 14.09 |
| Gambia | 12,586 | 536.1 | 372 | 15.85 |
| Ghana | 171,209 | 562.86 | 1,462 | 4.81 |
| Guinea | 38,267 | 299.63 | 467 | 3.66 |
| Guinea Bissau | 8,960 | 466.44 | 176 | 9.16 |
| Ivory Coast | 88,240 | 343.13 | 834 | 3.24 |
| Kenya | 342,919 | 652.26 | 5,688 | 10.82 |
| Lesotho | 34,790 | 1,636.97 | 723 | 34.02 |
| Liberia | 8,090 | 163.85 | 295 | 5.98 |
| Libya | 507,174 | 7,483.25 | 6,437 | 94.98 |
| Madagascar | 67,889 | 251.73 | 1,423 | 5.28 |
| Malawi | 88,702 | 476.16 | 2,686 | 14.42 |
| Mali | 33,053 | 168.14 | 743 | 3.78 |
| Mauritania | 63,668 | 1,406.81 | 997 | 22.03 |
| Mauritius | 295,440 | 23,341.82 | 1,044 | 82.48 |
| Morocco | 1,272,487 | 3,488.97 | 16,296 | 44.68 |
| Mozambique | 233,098 | 767.63 | 2,242 | 7.38 |
| Namibia | 171,156 | 6,861.27 | 4,090 | 163.96 |
| Niger | 9,508 | 40.79 | 315 | 1.35 |
| Nigeria | 266,598 | 132.66 | 3,155 | 1.57 |
| Republic of Congo | 25,077 | 466.07 | 388 | 7.21 |
| Rwanda | 133,180 | 1,054.73 | 1,468 | 11.63 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 6,281 | 2,920.74 | 77 | 35.81 |
| Senegal | 88,921 | 545.65 | 1,971 | 12.1 |
| Seychelles | 50,665 | 51,897.57 | 172 | 176.18 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,760 | 99.32 | 126 | 1.61 |
| Somalia | 27,324 | 176.94 | 1,361 | 8.81 |
| South Africa | 4,064,889 | 6,941.61 | 102,595 | 175.2 |
| South Sudan | 18,368 | 166.04 | 138 | 1.25 |
| Sudan | 63,809 | 149.04 | 5,013 | 11.71 |
| Swaziland | 74,267 | 6,468.5 | 1,425 | 124.12 |
| Tanzania | 42,846 | 73.86 | 846 | 1.46 |
| Togo | 39,394 | 487.41 | 290 | 3.59 |
| Tunisia | 1,150,962 | 9,841.72 | 29,331 | 250.81 |
| Uganda | 170,504 | 385.15 | 3,630 | 8.2 |
| Zambia | 343,135 | 1,921.14 | 4,057 | 22.71 |
| Zimbabwe | 264,127 | 1,803.47 | 5,668 | 38.7 |