Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Reported clinical malaria cases
Reported clinical malaria cases over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 20.66 million total against 1.48 million total in Ethiopia, a difference of 19.18 million total.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.0 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352,405 total | 34.56 million total | 34.21 million total | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.05 million total | 47.16 million total | 45.11 million total | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.32 million total | 27.65 million total | 26.33 million total | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported clinical malaria cases, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 20.66 million total against 1.48 million total in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in reported clinical malaria cases between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.18 million total, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for reported clinical malaria cases?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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
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