New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk by country
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted by certain types of mosquitoes.
Countries reporting
101
Highest
354.25 per 1,000 population at risk
Benin
Lowest
0 per 1,000 population at risk
Vietnam
Median
8.7 per 1,000 population at risk
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,632
What the numbers show
New cases of malaria per 1,000 people 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 Vietnam.
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%).
New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk: 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Cote 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | South 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 | Laos | 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 | East Timor | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 0 per 1,000 population at risk | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted by certain types of mosquitoes.