Death rate from malaria by country
The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
108
Highest
131.24 Deaths
Niger
Lowest
0 Deaths
French Guiana
Median
0.2493 Deaths
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,658
What the numbers show
Death rate from malaria is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 131.24 Deaths in Niger; the lowest is 0 Deaths in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2493 Deaths, and the mean is 16.89 Deaths.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 2,182.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Death rate from malaria: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 131.24 Deaths | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 94.96 Deaths | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 79.48 Deaths | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 76.9 Deaths | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea | 69.44 Deaths | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 69.04 Deaths | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 68.77 Deaths | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 68.73 Deaths | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 65.39 Deaths | 2024 | up 431.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 63.48 Deaths | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.93 Deaths | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 58.17 Deaths | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 13 | South Sudan | 56.51 Deaths | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 51.82 Deaths | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 45.48 Deaths | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 43.25 Deaths | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.75 Deaths | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 40.73 Deaths | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.63 Deaths | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 40.18 Deaths | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 38.01 Deaths | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 36.64 Deaths | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 36.05 Deaths | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 34.64 Deaths | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.87 Deaths | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 33.8 Deaths | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 27 | Uganda | 32.4 Deaths | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 31.34 Deaths | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 27.5 Deaths | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 25.15 Deaths | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 24.9 Deaths | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 23.92 Deaths | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 33 | Gambia | 23.3 Deaths | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 22.23 Deaths | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 20.65 Deaths | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 36 | Mauritania | 17.8 Deaths | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Gabon | 17.29 Deaths | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 16.04 Deaths | 2024 | up 2,182.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 13.64 Deaths | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 13.04 Deaths | 2024 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 9.42 Deaths | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 8.21 Deaths | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 3.49 Deaths | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 2.91 Deaths | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 45 | Haiti | 2.22 Deaths | 2024 | up 145.5% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 1.47 Deaths | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 1.33 Deaths | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 1.23 Deaths | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 0.8635 Deaths | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0.82 Deaths | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela | 0.8097 Deaths | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4246 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.4014 Deaths | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 54 | India | 0.2531 Deaths | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0.2455 Deaths | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 0.2221 Deaths | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Bolivia | 0.2131 Deaths | 2024 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.1562 Deaths | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0.1283 Deaths | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Brazil | 0.1255 Deaths | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.0729 Deaths | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 0.0598 Deaths | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Mexico | 0.036 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 0.0232 Deaths | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.0147 Deaths | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Argentina | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Belize | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Georgia | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Laos | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Panama | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | North Korea | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Suriname | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Syria | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | East Timor | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkey | 0 Deaths | 2020 | — | flat |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Vietnam | 0 Deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | French Guiana | 0 Deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people.