Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Incidence of malaria

Papua New Guinea
151.76 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.65 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
30th

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Upper middle income
0100200300200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 151.76 per 1,000 population at risk against 1.65 per 1,000 population at risk in Upper middle income, a difference of 150.11 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 92.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 107 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 220.33 per 1,000 population at risk 3.01 per 1,000 population at risk 217.32 per 1,000 population at risk Papua New Guinea
2010s 141.96 per 1,000 population at risk 2.23 per 1,000 population at risk 139.74 per 1,000 population at risk Papua New Guinea
2020s 154.74 per 1,000 population at risk 1.55 per 1,000 population at risk 153.19 per 1,000 population at risk Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
Papua New Guinea, at 151.76 per 1,000 population at risk against 1.65 per 1,000 population at risk in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
150.11 per 1,000 population at risk, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th 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.