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

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

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

23 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 World: Incidence of malaria

Sierra Leone

282.67 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

World

64.04 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

12th

World rank

15th

Incidence of malaria over time

Sierra Leone
World

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 64.04 per 1,000 population at risk in World, a difference of 218.63 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 4.4 times World's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 12th and World ranks 15th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	417.1 per 1,000 population at risk	75.45 per 1,000 population at risk	341.65 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone
2010s	380.1 per 1,000 population at risk	60.91 per 1,000 population at risk	319.19 per 1,000 population at risk	Sierra Leone
2020s	297.99 per 1,000 population at risk	61.68 per 1,000 population at risk	236.31 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 World?: Sierra Leone, at 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk against 64.04 per 1,000 population at risk in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Sierra Leone and World?: 218.63 per 1,000 population at risk, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Sierra Leone ranks 12th and World ranks 15th 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.