Estimated number of malaria deaths by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
184,933
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Median
270
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,897
What the numbers show
Estimated number of malaria deaths is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 184,933 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Iran, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 270, and the mean is 6,853.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 2,680.0%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 100.0%).
Estimated number of malaria deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 184,933 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 67,676 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 35,478 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 26,062 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 22,360 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 20,903 | 2024 | up 585.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Mozambique | 17,946 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 16,385 | 2024 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 16,204 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 16,184 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 14,239 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 13,862 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan | 12,689 | 2024 | up 244.2% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 11,702 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 11,656 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 11,635 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10,817 | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea | 10,245 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 9,946 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 8,682 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 7,501 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 22 | South Sudan | 6,749 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 6,646 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 24 | Burundi | 6,389 | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 5,062 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 26 | Liberia | 3,563 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 3,486 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 28 | India | 3,431 | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | 3,410 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 3,406 | 2024 | up 125.6% | falling |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 3,315 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 32 | Pakistan | 3,037 | 2024 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 2,592 | 2024 | up 62.9% | falling |
| 34 | Congo | 2,283 | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 35 | Senegal | 1,742 | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 36 | Indonesia | 1,138 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 920 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 897 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 39 | Eritrea | 786 | 2024 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 769 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 643 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 42 | Gabon | 439 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 410 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 381 | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 270 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Haiti | 234 | 2024 | up 178.6% | falling |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 223 | 2024 | up 298.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 139 | 2024 | up 2,680.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 115 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Djibouti | 72 | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Brazil | 54 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 49 | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Peru | 33 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 32 | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 29 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 56 | Colombia | 26 | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 24 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 10 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Thailand | 2 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Mexico | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | 1 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | French Guiana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | China | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 609,930
- Sur 0
- Africa (WHO region) 578,766
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 22,066
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 4,725
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 3,869
- Americas (WHO region) 504