Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population) by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
131.24
Niger
Lowest
0
Mayotte
Median
0.2493
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,833
What the numbers show
Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 131.24 in Niger; the lowest is 0 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2493, and the mean is 16.31.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 2,182.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Estimated malaria mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 131.24 | 2024 | down 17.8% | 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 |
| 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 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Laos | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | North Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Eswatini | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Syria | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkey | 0 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | French Guiana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | — | 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) 51.94
- Central African Republic 94.96
- World 13.84
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 3.79
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 0.4491
- Americas (WHO region) 0.3238
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 0.2647
- Europe (WHO region) 0
- South Africa 0.1562