Eswatini vs North Korea: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Eswatini
0.55 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
North Korea
0.51 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Eswatini rank
64th
North Korea rank
65th

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

  • Eswatini
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.55 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk in North Korea, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

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

Eswatini ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 65th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5 per 1,000 population at risk 4.13 per 1,000 population at risk 2.63 per 1,000 population at risk North Korea
2010s 1.29 per 1,000 population at risk 1 per 1,000 population at risk 0.286 per 1,000 population at risk Eswatini
2020s 1.02 per 1,000 population at risk 0.288 per 1,000 population at risk 0.732 per 1,000 population at risk Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Eswatini or North Korea?
Eswatini, at 0.55 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Eswatini and North Korea?
0.04 per 1,000 population at risk, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and North Korea rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Eswatini ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 65th 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

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