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

3.77 per 1,000 population at risk, with Uganda ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Incidence of malaria

Cameroon

260.46 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Uganda

264.23 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Cameroon rank

15th

Uganda rank

14th

Incidence of malaria over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 264.23 per 1,000 population at risk against 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk in Cameroon, a difference of 3.77 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Cameroon ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 14th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	415.27 per 1,000 population at risk	452.53 per 1,000 population at risk	37.26 per 1,000 population at risk	Uganda
2010s	265.8 per 1,000 population at risk	310.73 per 1,000 population at risk	44.93 per 1,000 population at risk	Uganda
2020s	264.01 per 1,000 population at risk	264.53 per 1,000 population at risk	0.524 per 1,000 population at risk	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Cameroon or Uganda?: Uganda, at 264.23 per 1,000 population at risk against 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Cameroon and Uganda?: 3.77 per 1,000 population at risk, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Cameroon ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 14th 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.