Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Malaria cases reported

Democratic Republic of Congo

29.44 million

in 2024

Nigeria

21.37 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Malaria cases reported over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 29.44 million against 21.37 million in Nigeria, a difference of 8.06 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 107 countries.

Indicator: Malaria cases reported
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). WHO compiles data on reported cases of malaria, submitted by the national m
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 2,450 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Reported cases of malaria are the number of confirmed cases of malaria (confirmed by slide examination or RDT).