Which has higher malaria cases reported, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29.44 million against 11.18 million in Uganda as of 2024.

What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

18.25 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Malaria cases reported

Democratic Republic of Congo

29.44 million

in 2024

Uganda

11.18 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Uganda rank

4th

Malaria cases reported over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 29.44 million against 11.18 million in Uganda, a difference of 18.25 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.6 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uganda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 4th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	531,331	941,963	410,632	Uganda
2010s	11.38 million	5.53 million	5.86 million	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	25.67 million	13.76 million	11.91 million	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malaria cases reported, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29.44 million against 11.18 million in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 18.25 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for malaria cases reported?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 4th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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, published as Malaria cases reported. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 17 September 2026

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