What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Ethiopia and Gabon?

48.5 per 1,000 population at risk, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?

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.

Ethiopia vs Gabon: Incidence of malaria

Ethiopia

138.5 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Gabon

187 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

29th

Gabon rank

26th

Incidence of malaria over time

Ethiopia
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 187 per 1,000 population at risk against 138.5 per 1,000 population at risk in Ethiopia, a difference of 48.5 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	165.44 per 1,000 population at risk	217.98 per 1,000 population at risk	52.54 per 1,000 population at risk	Gabon
2010s	114.91 per 1,000 population at risk	189.65 per 1,000 population at risk	74.74 per 1,000 population at risk	Gabon
2020s	81.09 per 1,000 population at risk	189.95 per 1,000 population at risk	108.85 per 1,000 population at risk	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Ethiopia or Gabon?: Gabon, at 187 per 1,000 population at risk against 138.5 per 1,000 population at risk in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Ethiopia and Gabon?: 48.5 per 1,000 population at risk, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Ethiopia ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th 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.