Incidence of malaria by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
354.25
Benin
Lowest
0
Vietnam
Median
3.83
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,632
What the numbers show
Incidence of malaria is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 354.25 in Benin; the lowest is 0 in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.83, and the mean is 82.02.
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 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 353.49 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 346.22 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 343.84 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 321.89 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 314.9 | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 305.14 | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mozambique | 295.1 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 294.53 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 294.25 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 286.08 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 282.67 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 267.95 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 264.23 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 260.46 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 258.9 | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 255.45 | 2024 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 254.08 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 252.41 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 249.25 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 227.73 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 224.28 | 2024 | up 293.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 221.02 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 206.14 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 195.77 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 187 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 27 | Liberia | 172.34 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 151.76 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 138.5 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania | 136.73 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 110.13 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Eritrea | 102.42 | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 98.25 | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 77.14 | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 75.44 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 74.17 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 69.55 | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 62.79 | 2024 | up 1,925.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 53.28 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 52.17 | 2024 | up 71.5% | falling |
| 41 | Djibouti | 45.09 | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 38.74 | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 36.78 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.09 | 2024 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 17.76 | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 15.19 | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 14.78 | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 12.77 | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 12.25 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 11.36 | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 51 | Haiti | 8.7 | 2024 | up 143.7% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela | 7.79 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 7.2 | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia | 3.83 | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 3.75 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | 3.5 | 2024 | up 797.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 3.25 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Indonesia | 2.23 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 59 | Iran | 2.18 | 2024 | up 407.0% | volatile |
| 60 | India | 1.48 | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 1.04 | 2024 | up 285.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.86 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.58 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 0.55 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 65 | North Korea | 0.51 | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.35 | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.23 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.21 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Botswana | 0.2 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.19 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 71 | South Korea | 0.18 | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 0.14 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Laos | 0.13 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.11 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 0.1 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.04 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.03 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | China | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Syria | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |