Mauritania vs Somalia: Incidence of malaria
Mauritania
69.55 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Somalia
53.28 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Mauritania rank
37th
Somalia rank
39th
Incidence of malaria over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk against 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk in Somalia, a difference of 16.27 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80 per 1,000 population at risk | 110.52 per 1,000 population at risk | 30.51 per 1,000 population at risk | Somalia |
| 2010s | 57.12 per 1,000 population at risk | 47.41 per 1,000 population at risk | 9.71 per 1,000 population at risk | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 52.06 per 1,000 population at risk | 54.83 per 1,000 population at risk | 2.77 per 1,000 population at risk | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk against 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 16.27 per 1,000 population at risk, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th 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.