Which has higher malaria cases reported, Dominican Republic or South Korea?

Dominican Republic, at 1,203 against 640 in South Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Dominican Republic and South Korea?

563, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Korea?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Dominican Republic vs South Korea: Malaria cases reported

Dominican Republic

1,203

in 2024

South Korea

640

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

68th

South Korea rank

70th

Malaria cases reported over time

Dominican Republic
South Korea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,203 against 640 in South Korea, a difference of 563.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.9 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 70th of 107 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,101	1,818	282.6	Dominican Republic
2010s	936.8	575.7	361.1	Dominican Republic
2020s	577.2	462.8	114.4	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malaria cases reported, Dominican Republic or South Korea?: Dominican Republic, at 1,203 against 640 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Dominican Republic and South Korea?: 563, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Korea?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and South Korea rank globally for malaria cases reported?: Dominican Republic ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 70th 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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About this data

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).