What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

1,915 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Number of deaths from malaria

Central African Republic

5,205 deaths

in 2021

Rwanda

3,290 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

26th

Rwanda rank

29th

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5,205 deaths against 3,290 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 1,915 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.6 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,928 deaths	4,074 deaths	1,853 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	5,011 deaths	3,035 deaths	1,976 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	4,673 deaths	3,248 deaths	1,424 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 5,205 deaths against 3,290 deaths in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 1,915 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Central African Republic ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from malaria
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.