Estimated number of malaria cases by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
68.47 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan, Republic of
Median
27,970
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,897
What the numbers show
Estimated number of malaria cases is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 68.47 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 27,970, and the mean is 2.61 million.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros, Union of the (up 2,369.9%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 100.0%).
Estimated number of malaria cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 68.47 million | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.18 million | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 13.22 million | 2024 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 12.44 million | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique, Republic of | 10.22 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 6 | Angola | 9.81 million | 2024 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.37 million | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.56 million | 2024 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 8.47 million | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 8.32 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 11 | Niger | 8.25 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar, Republic of | 8.17 million | 2024 | up 562.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 7.59 million | 2024 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 14 | Ghana | 6.74 million | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 6.38 million | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 5.38 million | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 5.12 million | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 4.96 million | 2024 | up 244.1% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 4.42 million | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 million | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 4.19 million | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 4.14 million | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 3.15 million | 2024 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan, Republic of | 3.03 million | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 2.44 million | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 26 | Togo | 2.37 million | 2024 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 27 | India | 2.01 million | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 1.83 million | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 1.61 million | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Congo, Republic of | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.36 million | 2024 | up 130.3% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 62.9% | falling |
| 34 | Liberia | 967,319 | 2024 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 35 | Myanmar | 701,778 | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 680,515 | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 631,231 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 584,876 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 474,789 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 430,983 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Eritrea, The State of | 362,132 | 2024 | up 230.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 359,550 | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 242,430 | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 44 | Gambia, The | 208,225 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 181,892 | 2024 | up 422.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 177,870 | 2024 | up 211.9% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 161,548 | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 148,833 | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 49 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 110,613 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 91,461 | 2024 | up 176.2% | falling |
| 51 | Comoros, Union of the | 54,413 | 2024 | up 2,369.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 43,611 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 53 | Djibouti | 39,523 | 2024 | up 318.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Guyana | 32,197 | 2024 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 23,742 | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 21,560 | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Namibia | 17,315 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 16,096 | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 10,600 | 2024 | up 954.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Thailand | 7,878 | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 61 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 7,087 | 2024 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 6,352 | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 5,233 | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 4,014 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 2,925 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 2,292 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,034 | 2024 | up 468.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 1,203 | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 735 | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Korea, Republic of | 640 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 538 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 380 | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Botswana | 335 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | 322 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 266 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 76 | French Guiana | 246 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 240 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Vietnam | 239 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 193 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 37 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Cabo Verde | 19 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 82 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | China, People's Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 82 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 82 | Kyrgyz Republic | 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, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.