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

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

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

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 Rwanda: Incidence of malaria

Eritrea

102.42 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Rwanda

77.14 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Eritrea rank

32nd

Rwanda rank

34th

Incidence of malaria over time

Eritrea
Rwanda

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 102.42 per 1,000 population at risk against 77.14 per 1,000 population at risk in Rwanda, a difference of 25.28 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

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

Eritrea ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 34th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.91 per 1,000 population at risk	138.39 per 1,000 population at risk	125.49 per 1,000 population at risk	Rwanda
2010s	30.09 per 1,000 population at risk	280.56 per 1,000 population at risk	250.47 per 1,000 population at risk	Rwanda
2020s	56.54 per 1,000 population at risk	109.64 per 1,000 population at risk	53.1 per 1,000 population at risk	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Eritrea or Rwanda?: Eritrea, at 102.42 per 1,000 population at risk against 77.14 per 1,000 population at risk in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Eritrea and Rwanda?: 25.28 per 1,000 population at risk, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Eritrea ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 34th 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.