What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Sierra Leone and Uganda?

18.44 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?

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.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Incidence of malaria

Sierra Leone

282.67 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Uganda

264.23 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Uganda rank

14th

Incidence of malaria over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 264.23 per 1,000 population at risk in Uganda, a difference of 18.44 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	417.1 per 1,000 population at risk	452.53 per 1,000 population at risk	35.42 per 1,000 population at risk	Uganda
2010s	380.1 per 1,000 population at risk	310.73 per 1,000 population at risk	69.37 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone
2020s	296.77 per 1,000 population at risk	264.53 per 1,000 population at risk	32.24 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 264.23 per 1,000 population at risk in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 18.44 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th 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.