Myanmar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Incidence of malaria

Myanmar
14.78 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
30.09 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Myanmar rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100200300200020122024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk against 14.78 per 1,000 population at risk in Myanmar, a difference of 15.31 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.0 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 107 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 33.4 per 1,000 population at risk 164.74 per 1,000 population at risk 131.34 per 1,000 population at risk Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 14.56 per 1,000 population at risk 24.33 per 1,000 population at risk 9.77 per 1,000 population at risk Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 10.67 per 1,000 population at risk 15.79 per 1,000 population at risk 5.12 per 1,000 population at risk Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Myanmar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk against 14.78 per 1,000 population at risk in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
15.31 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Myanmar ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th 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

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