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

0.28 per 1,000 population at risk, with Malawi ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Incidence of malaria

Malawi

294.53 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Nigeria

294.25 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Malawi rank

9th

Nigeria rank

10th

Incidence of malaria over time

Malawi
Nigeria

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Nigeria, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

Malawi ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	395.59 per 1,000 population at risk	393.73 per 1,000 population at risk	1.86 per 1,000 population at risk	Malawi
2010s	305.87 per 1,000 population at risk	304.63 per 1,000 population at risk	1.24 per 1,000 population at risk	Malawi
2020s	286.91 per 1,000 population at risk	299.18 per 1,000 population at risk	12.27 per 1,000 population at risk	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Malawi or Nigeria?: Malawi, at 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Malawi and Nigeria?: 0.28 per 1,000 population at risk, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Malawi ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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.