Which has higher malaria cases reported, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 1.73 million against 1.43 million in Pakistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?

300,140, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Malaria cases reported

Pakistan

1.43 million

in 2024

Sierra Leone

1.73 million

in 2024

Pakistan rank

25th

Sierra Leone rank

24th

Malaria cases reported over time

Pakistan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.73 million against 1.43 million in Pakistan, a difference of 300,140.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	126,200	105,620	20,579	Pakistan
2010s	272,228	1.52 million	1.25 million	Sierra Leone
2020s	1.01 million	1.51 million	502,817	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malaria cases reported, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.73 million against 1.43 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?: 300,140, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for malaria cases reported?: Pakistan ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th 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).