What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Middle income and Zambia?

213.45 per 1,000 population at risk, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zambia?

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.

Middle income vs Zambia: Incidence of malaria

Middle income

38.96 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Zambia

252.41 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Middle income rank

17th

Zambia rank

19th

Incidence of malaria over time

Middle income
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk against 38.96 per 1,000 population at risk in Middle income, a difference of 213.45 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Zambia's figure about 6.5 times Middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	51.29 per 1,000 population at risk	278 per 1,000 population at risk	226.71 per 1,000 population at risk	Zambia
2010s	38.34 per 1,000 population at risk	215.55 per 1,000 population at risk	177.21 per 1,000 population at risk	Zambia
2020s	41.78 per 1,000 population at risk	245.16 per 1,000 population at risk	203.39 per 1,000 population at risk	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Middle income or Zambia?: Zambia, at 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk against 38.96 per 1,000 population at risk in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Middle income and Zambia?: 213.45 per 1,000 population at risk, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Zambia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Middle income ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 34 groups.
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.