Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) in Yemen
Yemen: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) was 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
52.17 per 1,000 population at risk
Change on year
up 34.3%
World rank
40th
of 107 countries
All-time high
97.49 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2002
All-time low
26.02 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Incidence of malaria in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 population at risk.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk for incidence of malaria in 2024.
The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of malaria in Yemen peaked at 97.49 per 1,000 population at risk in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.02 per 1,000 population at risk, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 40th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 population at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.3 per 1,000 population at risk | — |
| 2001 | 90.34 per 1,000 population at risk | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 97.49 per 1,000 population at risk | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 86.06 per 1,000 population at risk | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 67.24 per 1,000 population at risk | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 68.36 per 1,000 population at risk | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 79.31 per 1,000 population at risk | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 54.46 per 1,000 population at risk | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 33.4 per 1,000 population at risk | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 42.07 per 1,000 population at risk | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 65.73 per 1,000 population at risk | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 44.65 per 1,000 population at risk | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 47.04 per 1,000 population at risk | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 37.12 per 1,000 population at risk | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 30.42 per 1,000 population at risk | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 26.02 per 1,000 population at risk | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 32.76 per 1,000 population at risk | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 36.22 per 1,000 population at risk | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 41.35 per 1,000 population at risk | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 38.66 per 1,000 population at risk | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 36.48 per 1,000 population at risk | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 44.26 per 1,000 population at risk | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 39.04 per 1,000 population at risk | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 38.86 per 1,000 population at risk | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk | +34.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk is below the median for low income countries, which is 206.14 per 1,000 population at risk, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2 per 1,000 population at risk | 33.4 per 1,000 population at risk | 97.49 per 1,000 population at risk | 10 |
| 2010s | 40 per 1,000 population at risk | 26.02 per 1,000 population at risk | 65.73 per 1,000 population at risk | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.16 per 1,000 population at risk | 36.48 per 1,000 population at risk | 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 37 Mauritania 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk compare
- 38 Comoros 62.79 per 1,000 population at risk compare
- 39 Somalia 53.28 per 1,000 population at risk compare
- 41 Djibouti 45.09 per 1,000 population at risk compare
- 42 Guyana 38.74 per 1,000 population at risk compare
- 43 Senegal 36.78 per 1,000 population at risk compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of malaria in Yemen?
- Incidence of malaria in Yemen was 52.17 per 1,000 population at risk in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest incidence of malaria recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 97.49 per 1,000 population at risk in 2002.
- What is the lowest incidence of malaria recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.02 per 1,000 population at risk in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for incidence of malaria?
- Yemen ranks 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of malaria rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.