What is the difference in incidence of malaria between IDA only and Sierra Leone?

106 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Sierra Leone?

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.

IDA only vs Sierra Leone: Incidence of malaria

IDA only

176.67 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Sierra Leone

282.67 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

IDA only rank

10th

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Incidence of malaria over time

IDA only
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 176.67 per 1,000 population at risk in IDA only, a difference of 106 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times IDA only's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	224.89 per 1,000 population at risk	417.1 per 1,000 population at risk	192.21 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone
2010s	181.67 per 1,000 population at risk	380.1 per 1,000 population at risk	198.42 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone
2020s	169.94 per 1,000 population at risk	296.77 per 1,000 population at risk	126.83 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, IDA only or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 176.67 per 1,000 population at risk in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between IDA only and Sierra Leone?: 106 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Sierra Leone?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Sierra Leone rank globally for incidence of malaria?: IDA only ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 34 groups.
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.