Estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi
Malawi: Estimated number of malaria cases was 6.38 million Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi is 6.38 million Cases, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi peaked at 6.38 million Cases in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.46 million Cases, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 15th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.12 million Cases | — |
| 2001 | 5.38 million Cases | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.22 million Cases | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.93 million Cases | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.71 million Cases | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.80 million Cases | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.74 million Cases | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.73 million Cases | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.02 million Cases | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.44 million Cases | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 5.78 million Cases | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 6.03 million Cases | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.58 million Cases | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.95 million Cases | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 4.57 million Cases | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million Cases | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.58 million Cases | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.77 million Cases | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.02 million Cases | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 5.33 million Cases | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.53 million Cases | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 million Cases | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.87 million Cases | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.14 million Cases | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 6.38 million Cases | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.01 million Cases | 4.71 million Cases | 5.44 million Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 million Cases | 4.46 million Cases | 6.03 million Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 million Cases | 5.53 million Cases | 6.38 million Cases | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5728 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi?
- Estimated number of malaria cases in Malawi was 6.38 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 million Cases in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 million Cases in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for estimated number of malaria cases?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of malaria cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.