What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Cameroon and South Sudan?

6.38 per 1,000 population at risk, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?

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.

Cameroon vs South Sudan: Incidence of malaria

Cameroon

260.46 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

South Sudan

254.08 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Cameroon rank

15th

South Sudan rank

18th

Incidence of malaria over time

Cameroon
South Sudan

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk against 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk in South Sudan, a difference of 6.38 per 1,000 population at risk.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	415.27 per 1,000 population at risk	308.71 per 1,000 population at risk	106.56 per 1,000 population at risk	Cameroon
2010s	265.8 per 1,000 population at risk	275.7 per 1,000 population at risk	9.9 per 1,000 population at risk	South Sudan
2020s	264.01 per 1,000 population at risk	270.44 per 1,000 population at risk	6.44 per 1,000 population at risk	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Cameroon or South Sudan?: Cameroon, at 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk against 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Cameroon and South Sudan?: 6.38 per 1,000 population at risk, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and South Sudan rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Cameroon ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 18th 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.