What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Djibouti and Somalia?

8.19 per 1,000 population at risk, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Somalia?

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.

Djibouti vs Somalia: Incidence of malaria

Djibouti

45.09 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Somalia

53.28 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Djibouti rank

41st

Somalia rank

39th

Incidence of malaria over time

Djibouti
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk against 45.09 per 1,000 population at risk in Djibouti, a difference of 8.19 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

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

Djibouti ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.16 per 1,000 population at risk	110.52 per 1,000 population at risk	107.36 per 1,000 population at risk	Somalia
2010s	16.27 per 1,000 population at risk	47.41 per 1,000 population at risk	31.14 per 1,000 population at risk	Somalia
2020s	59.32 per 1,000 population at risk	54.83 per 1,000 population at risk	4.48 per 1,000 population at risk	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Djibouti or Somalia?: Somalia, at 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk against 45.09 per 1,000 population at risk in Djibouti as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Djibouti and Somalia?: 8.19 per 1,000 population at risk, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Somalia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Somalia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Djibouti ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th 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.