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Korea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Incidence of malaria

Korea
0.18 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.13 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Korea rank
71st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
73rd

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Korea
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Korea ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 73rd of 107 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Korea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Korea, at 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk against 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.05 per 1,000 population at risk, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Korea ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.

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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.