Estimated number of malaria cases in Benin
Benin: Estimated number of malaria cases was 5.12 million Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of malaria cases in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5.12 million Cases for estimated number of malaria cases in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria cases in Benin peaked at 5.18 million Cases in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million Cases, in 2000.
Benin ranks 17th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Estimated number of malaria cases in Benin, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.00 million Cases | — |
| 2001 | 3.23 million Cases | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.48 million Cases | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million Cases | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.04 million Cases | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 4.30 million Cases | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.42 million Cases | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.45 million Cases | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.37 million Cases | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.27 million Cases | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.09 million Cases | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.87 million Cases | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.80 million Cases | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.88 million Cases | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.07 million Cases | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.44 million Cases | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million Cases | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.01 million Cases | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.05 million Cases | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.09 million Cases | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.93 million Cases | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.07 million Cases | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.18 million Cases | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.10 million Cases | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.12 million Cases | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 million Cases | 3.00 million Cases | 4.45 million Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million Cases | 3.80 million Cases | 5.09 million Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 million Cases | 4.93 million Cases | 5.18 million Cases | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2776 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria cases in Benin?
- Estimated number of malaria cases in Benin was 5.12 million Cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 million Cases in 2022.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million Cases in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for estimated number of malaria cases?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of malaria cases rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World Health Organization publishes estimates of the total number of malaria cases, based on confirmed and suspected cases submitted by national programs, and taking underreporting into account.