Côte d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Death rate from malaria

Côte d'Ivoire
41.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
44.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Côte d'Ivoire rank
22nd
Zambia rank
19th

Death rate from malaria over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 44.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 163.91 deaths per 100,000 people 82.67 deaths per 100,000 people 81.23 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 62.5 deaths per 100,000 people 45.2 deaths per 100,000 people 17.31 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 42.22 deaths per 100,000 people 44.04 deaths per 100,000 people 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malaria, Côte d'Ivoire or Zambia?
Zambia, at 44.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
3.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for death rate from malaria?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Death rate from malaria
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.