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

1.77 per 1,000 population at risk, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

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 Tanzania: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Ethiopia

138.5 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Tanzania

136.73 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

29th

Tanzania rank

30th

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

Ethiopia
Tanzania

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 138.5 per 1,000 population at risk against 136.73 per 1,000 population at risk in Tanzania, a difference of 1.77 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Ethiopia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	165.44 per 1,000 population at risk	249.93 per 1,000 population at risk	84.49 per 1,000 population at risk	Tanzania
2010s	114.91 per 1,000 population at risk	130.47 per 1,000 population at risk	15.56 per 1,000 population at risk	Tanzania
2020s	81.09 per 1,000 population at risk	132.85 per 1,000 population at risk	51.76 per 1,000 population at risk	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Ethiopia or Tanzania?: Ethiopia, at 138.5 per 1,000 population at risk against 136.73 per 1,000 population at risk in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Ethiopia and Tanzania?: 1.77 per 1,000 population at risk, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Ethiopia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 30th 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: 29 October 2026

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