Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Burundi
314.9 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
321.89 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Burundi rank
6th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th

Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 321.89 per 1,000 population at risk against 314.9 per 1,000 population at risk in Burundi, a difference of 6.99 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Burundi ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 330.17 per 1,000 population at risk 452.8 per 1,000 population at risk 122.63 per 1,000 population at risk Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 287.14 per 1,000 population at risk 329.98 per 1,000 population at risk 42.83 per 1,000 population at risk Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 335.11 per 1,000 population at risk 330.42 per 1,000 population at risk 4.7 per 1,000 population at risk Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 321.89 per 1,000 population at risk against 314.9 per 1,000 population at risk in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
6.99 per 1,000 population at risk, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Burundi ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Incidence of malaria. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/incidence-of-malaria-per-1-000-population-at-risk/burundi/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/incidence-of-malaria-per-1-000-population-at-risk/burundi/congo-dem-rep/">Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Incidence of malaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.