Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Death rate from malaria

Cameroon
40.18 Deaths
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
40.63 Deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Equatorial Guinea rank
19th

Death rate from malaria over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
406080100120200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 40.63 Deaths against 40.18 Deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 0.45 Deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th of 109 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 108.35 Deaths 60.24 Deaths 48.11 Deaths Cameroon
2010s 53.96 Deaths 50.59 Deaths 3.37 Deaths Cameroon
2020s 45.41 Deaths 43.44 Deaths 1.97 Deaths Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malaria, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 40.63 Deaths against 40.18 Deaths in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.45 Deaths, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for death rate from malaria?
Cameroon ranks 20th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor 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

Indicator
Death rate from malaria
Unit
Deaths
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,658 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people.