Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reported clinical malaria cases

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.56 million total
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.68 million total
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Reported clinical malaria cases over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 20.68 million total against 4.56 million total in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 16.12 million total.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 184,746 total 34.57 million total 34.39 million total Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.49 million total 47.17 million total 44.68 million total Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.49 million total 27.69 million total 24.20 million total Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported clinical malaria cases, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 20.68 million total against 4.56 million total in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in reported clinical malaria cases between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.12 million total, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reported clinical malaria cases?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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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About this data

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