East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ghana: Incidence of malaria

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2.82 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Ghana
195.77 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Ghana rank
25th

Incidence of malaria over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ghana
0100200300400200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk against 2.82 per 1,000 population at risk in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 192.95 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Ghana's figure about 69.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 25th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 5.26 per 1,000 population at risk 353.57 per 1,000 population at risk 348.32 per 1,000 population at risk Ghana
2010s 3.32 per 1,000 population at risk 294.21 per 1,000 population at risk 290.89 per 1,000 population at risk Ghana
2020s 2.51 per 1,000 population at risk 208.73 per 1,000 population at risk 206.22 per 1,000 population at risk Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ghana?
Ghana, at 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk against 2.82 per 1,000 population at risk in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana?
192.95 per 1,000 population at risk, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana rank globally for incidence of malaria?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 25th of 34 groups.
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

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