Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Death rate from malaria
Afghanistan
0.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Myanmar
0.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Myanmar rank
51st
Death rate from malaria over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.672 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 51st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.