Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Incidence of malaria

Sao Tome and Principe
30.09 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Senegal
36.78 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th
Senegal rank
43rd

Incidence of malaria over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
0100200300200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 36.78 per 1,000 population at risk against 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6.69 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 164.74 per 1,000 population at risk 129.87 per 1,000 population at risk 34.87 per 1,000 population at risk Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 24.33 per 1,000 population at risk 53.1 per 1,000 population at risk 28.77 per 1,000 population at risk Senegal
2020s 15.79 per 1,000 population at risk 37.4 per 1,000 population at risk 21.61 per 1,000 population at risk Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
Senegal, at 36.78 per 1,000 population at risk against 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
6.69 per 1,000 population at risk, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for incidence of malaria?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 43rd 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.