Kenya vs Mauritania: Incidence of malaria

Kenya
74.17 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Mauritania
69.55 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Kenya rank
36th
Mauritania rank
37th

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Kenya
  • Mauritania
050100150200250200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 74.17 per 1,000 population at risk against 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk in Mauritania, a difference of 4.62 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

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

Kenya ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 161.23 per 1,000 population at risk 80 per 1,000 population at risk 81.22 per 1,000 population at risk Kenya
2010s 79.87 per 1,000 population at risk 57.12 per 1,000 population at risk 22.75 per 1,000 population at risk Kenya
2020s 80.74 per 1,000 population at risk 52.06 per 1,000 population at risk 28.68 per 1,000 population at risk Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Kenya or Mauritania?
Kenya, at 74.17 per 1,000 population at risk against 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Kenya and Mauritania?
4.62 per 1,000 population at risk, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Kenya ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 37th 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

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