What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Dominican Republic and Laos?

0.06 per 1,000 population at risk, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic vs Laos: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Dominican Republic

0.19 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Laos

0.13 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

70th

Laos rank

73rd

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

Dominican Republic
Laos

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.19 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Laos, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 70th 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	Dominican Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.532 per 1,000 population at risk	16.88 per 1,000 population at risk	16.35 per 1,000 population at risk	Laos
2010s	0.208 per 1,000 population at risk	12.72 per 1,000 population at risk	12.51 per 1,000 population at risk	Laos
2020s	0.098 per 1,000 population at risk	0.898 per 1,000 population at risk	0.8 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, Dominican Republic or Laos?: Dominican Republic, at 0.19 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 Dominican Republic and Laos?: 0.06 per 1,000 population at risk, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Laos rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Dominican Republic ranks 70th 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.