As of November 18, 2022, the overall deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa reached 257,984. South Africa recorded the highest number of casualties. With over 100,000 deaths, the country accounted for roughly 40 percent of the total. Tunisia was the second most affected on the continent, as the virus made almost 30,000 victims in the nation, around 11 percent of the overall deaths in Africa. Egypt accounted for around 10 percent of the casualties on the continent, with 24,600 victims. By the same date, Africa had recorded more than 12 million cases of COVID-19.
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the African continent as of November 18, 2022, by country
Characteristic
Number of cases
Total
257,984
South Africa
102,371
Tunisia
29,266
Egypt
24,613
Morocco
16,283
Ethiopia
7,572
Algeria
6,881
Libya
6,437
Kenya
5,684
Zimbabwe
5,606
Sudan
4,981
Namibia
4,080
Zambia
4,017
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Worldometer. (November 18, 2022). Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the African continent as of November 18, 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170530/coronavirus-deaths-in-africa/
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