What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Burundi and Malawi?

20.37 per 1,000 population at risk, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?

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.

Burundi vs Malawi: Incidence of malaria

Burundi

314.9 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Malawi

294.53 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Burundi rank

6th

Malawi rank

9th

Incidence of malaria over time

Burundi
Malawi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 314.9 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk in Malawi, a difference of 20.37 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Burundi ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 9th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	330.17 per 1,000 population at risk	395.59 per 1,000 population at risk	65.42 per 1,000 population at risk	Malawi
2010s	287.14 per 1,000 population at risk	305.87 per 1,000 population at risk	18.72 per 1,000 population at risk	Malawi
2020s	335.11 per 1,000 population at risk	286.91 per 1,000 population at risk	48.21 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 Malawi?: Burundi, at 314.9 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Burundi and Malawi?: 20.37 per 1,000 population at risk, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Burundi ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 9th 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.