Estimated number of malaria cases by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
68.47 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Mayotte
Median
35,860
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,722
What the numbers show
Estimated number of malaria cases is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 68.47 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,860, and the mean is 2.66 million.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 2,369.9%), and the largest decrease in Belize (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 |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.18 million | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 13.22 million | 2024 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 12.44 million | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 10.22 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 6 | Angola | 9.81 million | 2024 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 9.37 million | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 8 | Cote 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 | 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 | 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 | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 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 | 584,876 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 474,789 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 430,983 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Eritrea | 362,132 | 2024 | up 230.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania | 359,550 | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 242,430 | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 44 | Gambia | 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 | 110,613 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 91,461 | 2024 | up 176.2% | falling |
| 51 | Comoros | 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,087 | 2024 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 6,352 | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 63 | North Korea | 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 | 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 | South Korea | 640 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Laos | 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 | 193 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 37 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 19 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | — | 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 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Syria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkey | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |