| Ebola Virus Outbreak Statistics |
Data |
| Year Ebola virus was first discovered |
1976 |
| Percentage of deaths among all reported Ebola cases |
41 % |
| Total amount of money spent battling Ebola |
$838,000,000 |
| Amount of money the World Health Organization believes it will take to fight Ebola |
$1,000,000,000 |
| Percent of Americans surveyed who said they were worried about contracting Ebola (1,000 surveyed) |
20 % |
| Average period from the time of Ebola virus exposure until symptoms begin to appear |
8-10 days |
| Maximum length of incubation period before symptoms begin to appear |
21 days |
| Percent of new infections that occur during the burials of ebola patients, when performed by friends and family |
20 % |
| Percent of patients that need to be isolated in order to decrease outbreak at the same rate of increase |
70 % |
| Estimated number of children who have been orphaned due to the ebola epidemic |
7,000 |
| Percent of households in Liberia that are eating fewer meals a day as a result of the Ebola epidemic |
85 % |
| Number of beds in ebola treatment centers across West Africa |
4,461 |
| 2014 Ebola Outbreak Cases by Country |
Cases |
Deaths |
| Italy |
1 |
0 |
| Guinea |
3,804 |
2,536 |
| Liberia |
10,675 |
4,809 |
| Mali |
8 |
6 |
| Nigeria |
20 |
8 |
| Senegal |
1 |
0 |
| Sierra Leone |
14,124 |
3,956 |
| Spain |
1 |
0 |
| United States |
4 |
1 |
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| Largest Ebola Outbreaks by Year |
Cases |
Deaths |
| 2014 |
13,042 |
4,818 |
| 2008-2009 |
32 |
15 |
| 2007 |
413 |
224 |
| 2000-2001 |
425 |
224 |
| 1996-1997 |
60 |
45 |
| 1995 |
315 |
254 |
| 1994 |
52 |
31 |
| 1979 |
34 |
22 |
| 1976 |
602 |
431 |
| Total (1976-2016) |
24,282 |
9,976 |
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Tags: Diseases
Statistic Sources & References
Sources: World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: April 19, 2017
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