Estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Estimated number of malaria cases was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka peaked at 210,039 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 210,039 | — |
| 2001 | 66,522 | -68.3% |
| 2002 | 41,411 | -37.7% |
| 2003 | 10,510 | -74.6% |
| 2004 | 3,720 | -64.6% |
| 2005 | 1,640 | -55.9% |
| 2006 | 591 | -64.0% |
| 2007 | 198 | -66.5% |
| 2008 | 649 | +227.8% |
| 2009 | 531 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 684 | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 124 | -81.9% |
| 2012 | 23 | -81.5% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19. (33 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka'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 Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +227.8% | 198 | 649 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,581 | 198 | 210,039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1 | 0 | 684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 79 Eswatini 193 compare
- 80 Nepal 37 compare
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- 82 Algeria 0 compare
- 82 Argentina 0 compare
- 82 Armenia 0 compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 82 Belize 0 compare
- 82 Bhutan 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 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 Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka?
- Estimated number of malaria cases in Sri Lanka was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 210,039 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for estimated number of malaria cases?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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