Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Reported clinical malaria cases

Cameroon
1.85 million total
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
20.67 million total
in 2011
Cameroon rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
3rd

Reported clinical malaria cases over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M199020002011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 20.67 million total against 1.85 million total in Cameroon, a difference of 18.82 million total.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 11.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 615,686 total 33.27 million total 32.65 million total Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 287,575 total 44.71 million total 44.43 million total Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 1.85 million total 34.15 million total 32.30 million total Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported clinical malaria cases, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 20.67 million total against 1.85 million total in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in reported clinical malaria cases between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
18.82 million total, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for reported clinical malaria cases?
Cameroon ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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

Number of clinical malaria cases reported are the sum of cases confirmed by slide examination or RDT and probable and unconfirmed cases (cases that were not tested but treated as malaria). NMCPs often collect data on the number of suspected cases, those t