As of February 28, 2025, there had been over 132 thousand cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) confirmed. The virus has been recorded in 131 countries and territories, and was re-named as a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO in August 2024.

As of 2025, Brazil was the country with the highest number of confirmed mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a total of 14,306 cases. Colombia followed, with 4,285 confirmed cases of the disease by that time. Other affected countries in the region included Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Additional information regarding this outbreak of mpox can be found on our page on the subject.

Endemic countries for monkeypox have been experiencing heterogeneously the spread and the consequences of this virus. As of May 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the country with the highest number of cases and deaths. However, it was also the country reporting for the longest time. This graph shows the number of monkeypox cases and related deaths in endemic countries between December 2021 and May 2022.

As of January 30, 2025, 40 countries across Europe had reported confirmed cases of monkeypox. So far, 8,481 cases have been confirmed in Spain, while 4,383 cases have been confirmed in France. In July 2022, the outbreak of monkeypox was declared to be a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. Distribution by age and gender The age group with the highest number of recorded monkeypox cases in Europe was those aged between 31 and 40 years old, amounting to nearly 10.8 thousand cases as of July 2024. This was followed by the age group of 18–30 years, which accounted for almost seven thousand cases. The majority of the cases were recorded among men, whereas the number of cases among women was less than five hundred. Monkeypox worldwide As of February 2025, there were approximately 132.8 cases of monkeypox reported worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 23.3 thousand suspected cases in the given year, of which only 5.5 thousand were actually confirmed. In Latin America, Brazil was the leading country with 11.2 confirmed cases, followed by Colombia and Mexico with over four thousand cases each, as of June 2024. Additional information regarding this outbreak of monkeypox can be found on our page on the subject.

The webpage contains visualization about Monkeypox confirmed case counts (cumulative, 7-day average, and daily) and death counts at both world and country levels, in a chart, map, and a table format showing the absolute case count change, since the first outbreak (May 6th, 2022). The case count is also available relative to population. The data is downloadable in figures (PNG & SVG) and text (CSV) formats.

Since May 2022, some cases of monkeypox have been reported to the WHO from non-endemic countries. The country reporting the highest number of confirmed cases were the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Canada. This graph shows the number of confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox in non-endemic countries that have been reported to the WHO between May 13th and 26th, 2022.

The dashboard includes the overview, global situation update, and detailed case and death data of the 2022 Monkeypox outbreak. The global situation update includes epidemic curves (by country, WHO region, and global), a global map, and tables containing case and death data by country. The detailed case data contains demographic data and additional information (symptoms, case profiles, transmission/exposure information, etc.). The data associated with the tables and graphs are downloadable in CSV format.