South Korea vs Laos: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
South Korea
0.18 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Laos
0.13 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
South Korea rank
71st
Laos rank
73rd
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time
- South Korea
- Laos
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Laos, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
South Korea ranks 71st and Laos ranks 73rd of 107 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.546 per 1,000 population at risk | 16.88 per 1,000 population at risk | 16.33 per 1,000 population at risk | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.164 per 1,000 population at risk | 12.72 per 1,000 population at risk | 12.55 per 1,000 population at risk | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.898 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.768 per 1,000 population at risk | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, South Korea or Laos?
- South Korea, at 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between South Korea and Laos?
- 0.05 per 1,000 population at risk, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Laos rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- South Korea ranks 71st and Laos ranks 73rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.