What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Malawi and Mozambique?

0.57 per 1,000 population at risk, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Malawi vs Mozambique: Incidence of malaria

Malawi

294.53 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Mozambique

295.1 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Malawi rank

9th

Mozambique rank

8th

Incidence of malaria over time

Malawi
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 295.1 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk in Malawi, a difference of 0.57 per 1,000 population at risk.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.

Malawi ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	395.59 per 1,000 population at risk	439.02 per 1,000 population at risk	43.43 per 1,000 population at risk	Mozambique
2010s	305.87 per 1,000 population at risk	355.09 per 1,000 population at risk	49.22 per 1,000 population at risk	Mozambique
2020s	286.91 per 1,000 population at risk	307.24 per 1,000 population at risk	20.33 per 1,000 population at risk	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Malawi or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 295.1 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Malawi and Mozambique?: 0.57 per 1,000 population at risk, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Malawi ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th 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: 03 September 2026

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