Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) by country
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.
Countries reporting
101
Highest
354.25 per 1,000 population at risk
Benin
Lowest
0 per 1,000 population at risk
Viet Nam
Median
8.7 per 1,000 population at risk
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,452
What the numbers show
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Benin; the lowest is 0 per 1,000 population at risk in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.7 per 1,000 population at risk, and the mean is 86.89 per 1,000 population at risk.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 1,925.5%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Incidence of malaria: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 353.49 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 346.22 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 343.84 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 321.89 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 314.9 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 305.14 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mozambique | 295.1 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 294.53 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 294.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 286.08 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 267.95 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 264.23 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 258.9 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 255.45 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 249.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 227.73 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 224.28 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 293.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 221.02 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 206.14 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 187 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 27 | Liberia | 172.34 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 151.76 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 138.5 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 136.73 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 110.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Eritrea | 102.42 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 98.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 77.14 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 75.44 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 74.17 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 62.79 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 1,925.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 71.5% | falling |
| 41 | Djibouti | 45.09 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 38.74 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 36.78 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 17.76 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 15.19 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 14.78 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 12.77 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 12.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 11.36 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 51 | Haiti | 8.7 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 143.7% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.79 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.83 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | 3.5 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 797.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 3.25 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Indonesia | 2.23 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.18 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 407.0% | volatile |
| 60 | India | 1.48 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 1.04 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 285.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.86 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.58 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 0.55 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 65 | North Korea | 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.35 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.23 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.21 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Botswana | 0.2 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.19 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 0.18 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 0.14 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.11 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 0.1 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.04 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.03 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | China | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Iraq | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Türkiye | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Viet Nam | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 271.11 per 1,000 population at risk
- Pre-demographic dividend 237.16 per 1,000 population at risk
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 229.26 per 1,000 population at risk
- Sub-Saharan Africa 229.26 per 1,000 population at risk
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 229.26 per 1,000 population at risk
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 210.3 per 1,000 population at risk
- Low income 206.69 per 1,000 population at risk
- Africa Eastern and Southern 196.21 per 1,000 population at risk
- Least developed countries 189.91 per 1,000 population at risk
- IDA only 176.67 per 1,000 population at risk
- IDA total 166.66 per 1,000 population at risk
- IDA blend 151.09 per 1,000 population at risk
- IDA & IBRD total 64.54 per 1,000 population at risk
- Low & middle income 64.46 per 1,000 population at risk
- World 64.04 per 1,000 population at risk
- Lower middle income 56.59 per 1,000 population at risk
- Middle income 38.96 per 1,000 population at risk
- Arab World 25.08 per 1,000 population at risk
- Early-demographic dividend 12.38 per 1,000 population at risk
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10.37 per 1,000 population at risk
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 10.37 per 1,000 population at risk
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9.97 per 1,000 population at risk
- IBRD only 5.05 per 1,000 population at risk
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.26 per 1,000 population at risk
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.26 per 1,000 population at risk
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.14 per 1,000 population at risk
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.84 per 1,000 population at risk
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.82 per 1,000 population at risk
- East Asia & Pacific 2.81 per 1,000 population at risk
- Upper middle income 1.65 per 1,000 population at risk
- South Asia 1.46 per 1,000 population at risk
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.46 per 1,000 population at risk
- Late-demographic dividend 0.4583 per 1,000 population at risk
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0 per 1,000 population at risk
About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.