This is an updated post from two years ago. I have added several COVID19 numbers, n this current situation with travel starting again for many and COVID19 still impacting people, you need to know the emergency numbers of the country(ies) you are going to?

In many parts of the world, people believe the emergency phone number is 911, the North American response number. It is not universal nor is 999, the UK number.  112 has become standard in many parts of the world but not everywhere.

Also, in some countries, there is one number for all services: fire, police and ambulance. In other nations, the numbers are different for each service.

I encourage people to know the emergency service number (s) of the country they are going to before travel. Write the numbers down and have them in your passport/purse/wallet and /or programmed into your phone. When in a crisis situation, you may not be able to count on your memory to work or be able to easily find the number. Also look for the Covid19 hotlines that exists in many places.

My summary list is below. This US State Department list of emergency numbers is very comprehensive and this Chartbin diagram is helpful. Check out this list of EMS numbers globally. If you have an apple iphone, ipad or watch, you can also download a useful app called tripwhistle which gives you those details for the location you are in.

Africa

• • Botswana- 911
  • Chad – Police: 117
  • Ethiopia –  Ambulance: 92, Fire: 93, Police: 91
  • Egypt-  Ambulance: 123, Fire: 180, Police: 122, COVID19 Hotline: 105 or 15335
  • Kenya -Ambulance: 999
  • Morocco – Ambulance & Fire: 15, Police: 19
  • Nigeria – 199
  • Rwanda: Emergency: 112, Abuse by Police Officer: 3511, Traffic Accident: 113, COVID: 114
  • South Africa: Ambulance: 10177, Police: 10111, COVID19 Hotline: 0800 029 999
  • Tanzania- 112,999
  • Togo- 101
  • Uganda- 112(cellphone), 999(fixed)

Asia

• • Bhutan- Ambulance: 110, Fire: 112, Police: 113
  • Brunei: Ambulance: 991, Fire: 995, Police: 993
  • Cambodia –  Ambulance: 118, Fire: 118, Police: 117
  • China – Ambulance: 120, Fire: 119, Police: 110
  • Burma/Myanmar, Hong Kong, Macau – 999
  • India – 112
  • Japan, Ambulance and fire: -119   Police: 110, COVID 19 (English) +81-3-3595-2176
  • Kyrgyzstan -103
  • Nepal: Ambulance: 228094 Police: 100
  • Pakistan -15
  • Philippines- 166,117
  • Singapore  – Ambulance and fire:995   Police: 999, COVID-19 General Enquiries Hotline: 1800 333 9999
  • South Korea: Ambulance and fire: 119   Police: 112, COVID19 Call Center: 1339
  • Sri Lanka -1691095
  • Taiwan-  Ambulance and fire: 119   Police: 110, COVID 19 (English) +81-3-3595-2176
  • Thailand- Ambulance and Police: 191 Fire: 199, National Health Security for C19: 1330
  • Vietnam – Ambulance: 05, Fire: 08 Police: 03

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Central and South America

• • Argentinia –  Ambulance and Police: 101, Fire: 107, Ministerio de Salud C19 Hotline: 120
  • Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, DominicanRepublic, El Salvador– 911
  • Brazil – 192 for ambulance, 193 for fire, 190 for police,
  • Chile – Ambulance: 131, Fire: 132,  Police: 133
  • Colombia– 119
  • Cuba- 26811
  • Falkland Islands, Guyana -999
  • Guatemala – Ambulance and fire: 123   Police: 110
  • Uruguay – 999,911

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Europe

• • Most countries  plus Cyprus & Russia & Turkey –112
  • Isle of Man and UK – 999
  • Austria -112, COVID 19: 1450
  • Switzerland – Ambulance: 144, Fire: 118,  Police: 117, Coronavirus Infoline: +41 58 463 00 00,

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Middle East

• • Bahrain, Oman, Qatar: 999
  • Iran- Ambulance: 115 Fire: 123  Police: 110
  • Israel – Ambulance: 101 Fire: 102  Police: 100
  • Jordan-  Ambulance: 191 Fire: 193  Police: 192
  • Kuwait -777
  • Lebanon– Fire Brigade: 175, Police: 112, Lebanese Red Cross: 140
  • Saudi Arabia– Ambulance:997 Fire: 998  Police: 999
  • UAE – 999 for Police, 998 for Ambulance, 997 for Fire, 911 for electricity failure

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North America

• • • Bahamas, Barbados –911
    • Canada -911, COVID-19 information line: 1-833-784-4397
  • • Mexico –  Ambulance: 065 Fire: 068 Police: 060, COVID-19 hotline at 800 0044 800
    • USA -911 

Oceanic/Pacific:

• • • • Australia – 000 COVID19 Hotline: 1800 020 080
      • Cook Islands-  999 for Police, 998 for Ambulance, 996 for Fire
      • French Polynesia – Ambulance: 15, Fire: 18,  Police: 17
      • New Zealand -111
      • Papua New Guinea – Fire: 110 Police: 000
      • Samoa- 999
      • Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvulu – 911 World Atlas
• Whilst I have checked the info carefully, I suggest you double check. I  take no responsibility for any problems you encounter with or resulting from  this data.