North Korea vs Thailand: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
North Korea
0.51 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Thailand
0.58 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
North Korea rank
65th
Thailand rank
63rd
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time
- North Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.58 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk in North Korea, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 63rd of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 3.26 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.879 per 1,000 population at risk | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1 per 1,000 population at risk | 1.76 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.761 per 1,000 population at risk | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.288 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.424 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.136 per 1,000 population at risk | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, North Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.58 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between North Korea and Thailand?
- 0.07 per 1,000 population at risk, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- North Korea ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 63rd 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.