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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique 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.

Mozambique vs Nigeria: Incidence of malaria

Mozambique

295.1 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Nigeria

294.25 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Mozambique rank

8th

Nigeria rank

10th

Incidence of malaria over time

Mozambique
Nigeria

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 295.1 per 1,000 population at risk against 294.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Nigeria, a difference of 0.85 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.

Mozambique ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	439.02 per 1,000 population at risk	393.73 per 1,000 population at risk	45.29 per 1,000 population at risk	Mozambique
2010s	355.09 per 1,000 population at risk	304.63 per 1,000 population at risk	50.46 per 1,000 population at risk	Mozambique
2020s	307.24 per 1,000 population at risk	299.18 per 1,000 population at risk	8.06 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, Mozambique or Nigeria?: Mozambique, at 295.1 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 Mozambique and Nigeria?: 0.85 per 1,000 population at risk, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Mozambique ranks 8th 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.