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

7.27 per 1,000 population at risk, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Incidence of malaria

Burkina Faso

353.49 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Mali

346.22 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

2nd

Mali rank

3rd

Incidence of malaria over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 353.49 per 1,000 population at risk against 346.22 per 1,000 population at risk in Mali, a difference of 7.27 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 2nd and Mali ranks 3rd of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	560.55 per 1,000 population at risk	395.41 per 1,000 population at risk	165.14 per 1,000 population at risk	Burkina Faso
2010s	445.01 per 1,000 population at risk	389.86 per 1,000 population at risk	55.15 per 1,000 population at risk	Burkina Faso
2020s	364 per 1,000 population at risk	346.79 per 1,000 population at risk	17.21 per 1,000 population at risk	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 353.49 per 1,000 population at risk against 346.22 per 1,000 population at risk in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 7.27 per 1,000 population at risk, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Burkina Faso ranks 2nd and Mali 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.