Ebola outbreaks – number of cases reported

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other

1976

1976

Ebola first identified.

318 cases reported in

the DRC (then Zaire),

88% of which were

fatal. 282 cases in

Sudan

1985

1995

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2005

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and

11,308 deaths in

Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2015

2018-20

3,524 cases,

66% fatal

2026

at least 500

suspected cases

2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other

1976

1976

Ebola first identified. 318 cases

reported in the DRC (then Zaire),

88% of which were fatal.

282 cases in Sudan

1985

1995

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2005

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308

deaths in Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2015

2018-20

3,524 cases, 66% fatal

2025

2026

at least 500 suspected cases

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2018-20

3,524 cases,

66% fatal

Other

1976

Ebola first identified.

318 cases reported in the DRC

(then Zaire), 88% of which

were fatal. 282 cases in Sudan

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308

deaths in Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2026

at least 500

suspected

cases

1976

1985

1995

2005

2015

2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2018-20

3,524 cases, 66% fatal

Other

1976

Ebola first identified. 318 cases reported in the

DRC (then Zaire), 88% of which were fatal.

282 cases in Sudan

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308 deaths in

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone*

2026

at least 500

suspected cases

1976

1985

1995

2005

2015

2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other

1976

1976

Ebola first identified.

318 cases reported in

the DRC (then Zaire),

88% of which were

fatal. 282 cases in

Sudan

1985

1995

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2005

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and

11,308 deaths in

Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2015

2018-20

3,524 cases,

66% fatal

2026

at least 500

suspected cases

2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other

1976

1976

Ebola first identified. 318 cases

reported in the DRC (then Zaire),

88% of which were fatal.

282 cases in Sudan

1985

1995

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2005

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308

deaths in Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2015

2018-20

3,524 cases, 66% fatal

2025

2026

at least 500 suspected cases

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2018-20

3,524 cases,

66% fatal

Other

1976

Ebola first identified.

318 cases reported in the DRC

(then Zaire), 88% of which

were fatal. 282 cases in Sudan

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308

deaths in Guinea, Liberia,

Sierra Leone*

2026

at least 500

suspected

cases

1976

1985

1995

2005

2015

2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2018-20

3,524 cases, 66% fatal

Other

1976

Ebola first identified. 318 cases reported in the

DRC (then Zaire), 88% of which were fatal.

282 cases in Sudan

1995

315 cases,

81% fatal

2000

425 cases

in Uganda

2014-16

West African epidemic.

28,610 cases and 11,308 deaths in

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone*

2026

at least 500

suspected cases

1976

1985

1995

2005

2015

2025

Guardian graphic. Source: CDC, WHO. Note: in some years multiple outbreaks are shown within the same total. *36 more linked cases reported in other countries. 2026 data as reported on 19 May