What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Benin and Burkina Faso?

0.76 per 1,000 population at risk, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

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.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Incidence of malaria

Benin

354.25 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Burkina Faso

353.49 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Benin rank

1st

Burkina Faso rank

2nd

Incidence of malaria over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Benin currently reports 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 353.49 per 1,000 population at risk in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.76 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 2nd of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
2000s	471.05 per 1,000 population at risk	560.55 per 1,000 population at risk	89.5 per 1,000 population at risk	Burkina Faso
2010s	392.65 per 1,000 population at risk	445.01 per 1,000 population at risk	52.36 per 1,000 population at risk	Burkina Faso
2020s	369.46 per 1,000 population at risk	364 per 1,000 population at risk	5.46 per 1,000 population at risk	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Benin, at 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 353.49 per 1,000 population at risk in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 0.76 per 1,000 population at risk, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 2nd 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.