Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Number of confirmed malaria cases

Papua New Guinea
910,747
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.91 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
25th

Number of confirmed malaria cases over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M201520192024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.91 million against 910,747 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.00 million.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 102 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 506,605 1.81 million 1.30 million Sierra Leone
2020s 810,402 1.69 million 879,307 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of confirmed malaria cases, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.91 million against 910,747 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of confirmed malaria cases between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
1.00 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of confirmed malaria cases?
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of confirmed malaria cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of confirmed malaria cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
110 places, 1,047 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed