Costa Rica vs South Korea: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
Costa Rica
0.13 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
South Korea
0.18 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
73rd
South Korea rank
71st
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 71st of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.546 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.485 per 1,000 population at risk | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.018 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.164 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.146 per 1,000 population at risk | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.164 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.034 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, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.18 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 Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0.05 per 1,000 population at risk, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 71st 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.