Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Incidence of malaria

Afghanistan
17.76 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Pakistan
12.77 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
45th
Pakistan rank
48th

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 17.76 per 1,000 population at risk against 12.77 per 1,000 population at risk in Pakistan, a difference of 4.99 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 48th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 46.74 per 1,000 population at risk 5.22 per 1,000 population at risk 41.52 per 1,000 population at risk Afghanistan
2010s 16.97 per 1,000 population at risk 5.55 per 1,000 population at risk 11.42 per 1,000 population at risk Afghanistan
2020s 10.97 per 1,000 population at risk 9.19 per 1,000 population at risk 1.78 per 1,000 population at risk Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
Afghanistan, at 17.76 per 1,000 population at risk against 12.77 per 1,000 population at risk in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
4.99 per 1,000 population at risk, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 48th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
Unit
per 1,000 population at risk
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 3,452 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.