Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Incidence of malaria
Cape Verde
0.14 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.13 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Incidence of malaria over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.14 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.572 per 1,000 population at risk | 1.03 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.459 per 1,000 population at risk | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.438 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.018 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.42 per 1,000 population at risk | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.028 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.164 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.136 per 1,000 population at risk | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.14 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 per 1,000 population at risk, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- Cape Verde ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 73rd 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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About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.