What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Eritrea and Gambia?

26.98 per 1,000 population at risk, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?

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.

Eritrea vs Gambia: Incidence of malaria

Eritrea

102.42 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Gambia

75.44 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Eritrea rank

32nd

Gambia rank

35th

Incidence of malaria over time

Eritrea
Gambia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 102.42 per 1,000 population at risk against 75.44 per 1,000 population at risk in Gambia, a difference of 26.98 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 35th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.91 per 1,000 population at risk	273.88 per 1,000 population at risk	260.97 per 1,000 population at risk	Gambia
2010s	30.09 per 1,000 population at risk	159.49 per 1,000 population at risk	129.4 per 1,000 population at risk	Gambia
2020s	56.54 per 1,000 population at risk	80.96 per 1,000 population at risk	24.41 per 1,000 population at risk	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Eritrea or Gambia?: Eritrea, at 102.42 per 1,000 population at risk against 75.44 per 1,000 population at risk in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Eritrea and Gambia?: 26.98 per 1,000 population at risk, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Eritrea ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 35th 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.