Estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan
Bhutan: Estimated number of malaria cases was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0 for estimated number of malaria cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan peaked at 6,511 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,935 | — |
| 2001 | 5,982 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6,511 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 3,806 | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 2,670 | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 1,825 | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 1,868 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 793 | -57.5% |
| 2008 | 329 | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 1,057 | +221.3% |
| 2010 | 436 | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 194 | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 82 | -57.7% |
| 2013 | 15 | -81.7% |
| 2014 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 34 | +78.9% |
| 2016 | 15 | -55.9% |
| 2017 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 22 | +1000.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -59.1% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101,037. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 37. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1000.0% | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | +221.3% | 329 | 1,057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,078 | 329 | 6,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4 | 2 | 436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 79 Eswatini 193 compare
- 80 Nepal 37 compare
- 81 Cape Verde 19 compare
- 82 Algeria 0 compare
- 82 Argentina 0 compare
- 82 Armenia 0 compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 82 Belize 0 compare
- 82 China 0 compare
- 82 East Timor 0 compare
- 82 Egypt 0
- 82 El Salvador 0 compare
- 82 Georgia 0 compare
- 82 Iraq 0 compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 0
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 82 Malaysia 0 compare
- 82 Mayotte 0 compare
- 82 Morocco 0 compare
- 82 Oman 0 compare
- 82 Paraguay 0 compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 82 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 82 Suriname 0 compare
- 82 Syria 0 compare
- 82 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 82 Turkey 0 compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 0
- 82 Uzbekistan 0 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan?
- Estimated number of malaria cases in Bhutan was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,511 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for estimated number of malaria cases?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of malaria cases rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from 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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