What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Costa Rica and Laos?

0 per 1,000 population at risk, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?

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.

Costa Rica vs Laos: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Costa Rica

0.13 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Laos

0.13 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

73rd

Laos rank

73rd

Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time

Costa Rica
Laos

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Laos, a difference of 0 per 1,000 population at risk.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 73rd of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Laos	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.03 per 1,000 population at risk	16.88 per 1,000 population at risk	15.85 per 1,000 population at risk	Laos
2010s	0.018 per 1,000 population at risk	12.72 per 1,000 population at risk	12.7 per 1,000 population at risk	Laos
2020s	0.164 per 1,000 population at risk	0.898 per 1,000 population at risk	0.734 per 1,000 population at risk	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Costa Rica or Laos?: Costa Rica, at 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Costa Rica and Laos?: 0 per 1,000 population at risk, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Laos 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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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: 29 October 2026

Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.