Death rate from malaria by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
131.24
Niger
Lowest
0
Panama
Median
1.85
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,658
What the numbers show
Death rate from malaria is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 131.24 in Niger; the lowest is 0 in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.85, and the mean is 20.27.
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 Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Death rate from malaria: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 131.24 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 94.96 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 79.48 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 76.9 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea | 69.44 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 69.04 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 68.77 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 68.73 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 65.39 | 2024 | up 431.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 63.48 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.93 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 58.17 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 13 | South Sudan | 56.51 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 51.82 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 45.48 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 43.25 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.75 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 40.73 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.63 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 40.18 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 38.01 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 36.64 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 36.05 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 34.64 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.87 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 33.8 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 27 | Uganda | 32.4 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 31.34 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 27.5 | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 25.15 | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 24.9 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 23.92 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 33 | Gambia | 23.3 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 22.23 | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 20.65 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 36 | Mauritania | 17.8 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Gabon | 17.29 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 16.04 | 2024 | up 2,182.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 13.64 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 13.04 | 2024 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 9.42 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 8.21 | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 3.49 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 2.91 | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 45 | Haiti | 2.22 | 2024 | up 145.5% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 1.47 | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 1.33 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 1.23 | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 0.8635 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0.82 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela | 0.8097 | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4246 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.4014 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 54 | India | 0.2531 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0.2455 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 0.2221 | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Bolivia | 0.2131 | 2024 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.1562 | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0.1283 | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Brazil | 0.1255 | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.0729 | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 0.0598 | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Mexico | 0.036 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 0.0232 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.0147 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | French Guiana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Laos | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |