Estimated malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk) by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
354.25
Benin
Lowest
0
Mayotte
Median
7.2
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,854
What the numbers show
Estimated malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 354.25 in Benin; the lowest is 0 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.2, and the mean is 83.59.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 1,927.8%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Estimated malaria incidence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 354.25 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 353.49 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 346.22 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 343.84 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 321.89 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 314.9 | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 305.14 | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mozambique | 295.1 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 294.53 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 294.25 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 286.08 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 282.67 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 267.95 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 264.23 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 260.46 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 258.9 | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 255.45 | 2024 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 254.08 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 252.41 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 249.25 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 227.73 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 224.28 | 2024 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 221.02 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 206.14 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 195.77 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 187 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 27 | Liberia | 172.34 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 151.76 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 138.5 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 136.72 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 110.13 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Eritrea | 102.42 | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 98.25 | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 77.14 | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 75.44 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 74.17 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 69.55 | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 62.79 | 2024 | up 1,927.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 53.28 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 52.17 | 2024 | up 71.5% | falling |
| 41 | Djibouti | 45.09 | 2024 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 38.74 | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 36.78 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.09 | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 17.76 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 15.19 | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 14.78 | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 12.77 | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 12.25 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 11.36 | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 51 | Haiti | 8.7 | 2024 | up 143.3% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.79 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 7.2 | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.83 | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 3.75 | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | 3.5 | 2024 | up 809.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 3.25 | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Indonesia | 2.23 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 59 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.18 | 2024 | up 405.7% | volatile |
| 60 | India | 1.48 | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 61 | French Guiana | 1.44 | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 1.04 | 2024 | up 285.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.8605 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Thailand | 0.5793 | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Eswatini | 0.5546 | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.5052 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.3531 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.2337 | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.2105 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 0.2004 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.1911 | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 0.1768 | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Cabo Verde | 0.1392 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 0.1337 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1331 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 76 | South Africa | 0.1148 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.0959 | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.037 | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.0257 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.0043 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 0.0032 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | China | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Türkiye | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 237.61
- World 63.95
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 19.08
- Americas (WHO region) 4.26
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 2.33
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 1.87
- Europe (WHO region) 0