Death rate from malaria by country
Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
84
Highest
131.96 deaths per 100,000 people
Niger
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Sri Lanka
Median
4.42 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from malaria is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 131.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Niger; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,913.2%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 100.0%).
Death rate from malaria: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 131.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 100.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 95.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 90.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 90.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 85.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 79.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 8 | Liberia | 77.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 76.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 76.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 74.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 68.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 13 | South Sudan | 62.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 56.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 56.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 44.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 43.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 378.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 41.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Togo | 40.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 38.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 37.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 34.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 29 | Rwanda | 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 24.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 22.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 32 | Gabon | 20.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 35 | Sudan | 17.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 113.7% | falling |
| 36 | Somalia | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 67.7% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Djibouti | 10.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1,913.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 41 | Eritrea | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 43 | Guyana | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Haiti | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 46 | India | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Myanmar | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Laos | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vietnam | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | East Timor | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.