What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Incidence of malaria

Benin

354.25 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

229.26 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Benin rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Incidence of malaria over time

Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Benin currently reports 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 229.26 per 1,000 population at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 124.99 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	471.05 per 1,000 population at risk	312.32 per 1,000 population at risk	158.73 per 1,000 population at risk	Benin
2010s	392.65 per 1,000 population at risk	239.72 per 1,000 population at risk	152.93 per 1,000 population at risk	Benin
2020s	369.46 per 1,000 population at risk	226.34 per 1,000 population at risk	143.12 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?: Benin, at 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 229.26 per 1,000 population at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 124.99 per 1,000 population at risk, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Benin ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.