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

1.27 per 1,000 population at risk, with Gambia ahead.

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

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.

Gambia vs Kenya: Incidence of malaria

Gambia

75.44 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Kenya

74.17 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Gambia rank

35th

Kenya rank

36th

Incidence of malaria over time

Gambia
Kenya

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 75.44 per 1,000 population at risk against 74.17 per 1,000 population at risk in Kenya, a difference of 1.27 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Gambia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 36th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	273.88 per 1,000 population at risk	161.23 per 1,000 population at risk	112.65 per 1,000 population at risk	Gambia
2010s	159.49 per 1,000 population at risk	79.87 per 1,000 population at risk	79.62 per 1,000 population at risk	Gambia
2020s	80.96 per 1,000 population at risk	80.74 per 1,000 population at risk	0.212 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, Gambia or Kenya?: Gambia, at 75.44 per 1,000 population at risk against 74.17 per 1,000 population at risk in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Gambia and Kenya?: 1.27 per 1,000 population at risk, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Gambia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 36th 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.