India vs Iran: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
India
1.48 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Iran
2.18 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
India rank
60th
Iran rank
59th
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 1.48 per 1,000 population at risk in India, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
India ranks 60th and Iran ranks 59th of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.72 per 1,000 population at risk | 21.65 per 1,000 population at risk | 2.93 per 1,000 population at risk | Iran |
| 2010s | 6.79 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.668 per 1,000 population at risk | 6.12 per 1,000 population at risk | India |
| 2020s | 1.85 per 1,000 population at risk | 1.3 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.554 per 1,000 population at risk | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, India or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 1.48 per 1,000 population at risk in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between India and Iran?
- 0.7 per 1,000 population at risk, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- India ranks 60th and Iran ranks 59th 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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About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.