What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

166,985 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of deaths from malaria

Nigeria

193,319 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

26,334 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria rank

1st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

4th

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 193,319 deaths against 26,334 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 166,985 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.3 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	222,977 deaths	28,600 deaths	194,377 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	179,746 deaths	22,683 deaths	157,062 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	198,144 deaths	25,985 deaths	172,159 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Nigeria, at 193,319 deaths against 26,334 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 166,985 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th 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.