What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Rwanda and Yemen?

262,980 Cases, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Rwanda vs Yemen: Estimated number of malaria cases

Rwanda

1.10 million Cases

in 2024

Yemen

1.36 million Cases

in 2024

Rwanda rank

32nd

Yemen rank

31st

Estimated number of malaria cases over time

Rwanda
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.36 million Cases against 1.10 million Cases in Rwanda, a difference of 262,980 Cases.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st of 109 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.23 million Cases	997,921 Cases	235,882 Cases	Rwanda
2010s	3.37 million Cases	782,888 Cases	2.58 million Cases	Rwanda
2020s	1.48 million Cases	1.04 million Cases	434,423 Cases	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher estimated number of malaria cases, Rwanda or Yemen?: Yemen, at 1.36 million Cases against 1.10 million Cases in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Rwanda and Yemen?: 262,980 Cases, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for estimated number of malaria cases?: Rwanda ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st 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 Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Estimated number of malaria cases
Unit: Cases
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, 2,722 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

The World Health Organization publishes estimates of the total number of malaria cases, based on confirmed and suspected cases submitted by national programs, and taking underreporting into account.