What is the difference in reported clinical malaria cases between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?

123,074 total, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?

21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf), published as Reported clinical malaria cases (total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Reported clinical malaria cases

Burkina Faso

428,113 total

in 2011

Nigeria

551,187 total

in 2010

Burkina Faso rank

16th

Nigeria rank

13th

Reported clinical malaria cases over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 551,187 total against 428,113 total in Burkina Faso, a difference of 123,074 total.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 48 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	568,602 total	1.29 million total	723,698 total	Nigeria
2000s	627,393 total	2.44 million total	1.81 million total	Nigeria
2010s	804,539 total	551,187 total	253,352 total	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported clinical malaria cases, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 551,187 total against 428,113 total in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in reported clinical malaria cases between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 123,074 total, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for reported clinical malaria cases?: Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf), published as Reported clinical malaria cases (total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported clinical malaria cases (total)
Unit: total
Source: World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 1,168 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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