What is the difference in incidence of malaria between South Sudan and Zambia?

1.67 per 1,000 population at risk, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?

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.

South Sudan vs Zambia: Incidence of malaria

South Sudan

254.08 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Zambia

252.41 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

South Sudan rank

18th

Zambia rank

19th

Incidence of malaria over time

South Sudan
Zambia

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk against 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk in Zambia, a difference of 1.67 per 1,000 population at risk.

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

South Sudan ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 19th of 107 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	308.71 per 1,000 population at risk	278 per 1,000 population at risk	30.72 per 1,000 population at risk	South Sudan
2010s	275.7 per 1,000 population at risk	215.55 per 1,000 population at risk	60.15 per 1,000 population at risk	South Sudan
2020s	270.44 per 1,000 population at risk	245.16 per 1,000 population at risk	25.28 per 1,000 population at risk	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, South Sudan or Zambia?: South Sudan, at 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk against 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between South Sudan and Zambia?: 1.67 per 1,000 population at risk, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Zambia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: South Sudan ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 19th 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.