What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Angola and Zambia?

6.49 per 1,000 population at risk, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?

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

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.

Angola vs Zambia: Incidence of malaria

Angola

258.9 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Zambia

252.41 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Angola rank

16th

Zambia rank

19th

Incidence of malaria over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 258.9 per 1,000 population at risk against 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk in Zambia, a difference of 6.49 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Angola ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	290.99 per 1,000 population at risk	278 per 1,000 population at risk	12.99 per 1,000 population at risk	Angola
2010s	185.75 per 1,000 population at risk	215.55 per 1,000 population at risk	29.8 per 1,000 population at risk	Zambia
2020s	255.52 per 1,000 population at risk	245.16 per 1,000 population at risk	10.36 per 1,000 population at risk	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 258.9 per 1,000 population at risk against 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Angola and Zambia?: 6.49 per 1,000 population at risk, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Angola ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th 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: 03 September 2026

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