Incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Incidence of malaria was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 for incidence of malaria in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka peaked at 47.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.33 | — |
| 2001 | 14.76 | -68.8% |
| 2002 | 9.09 | -38.4% |
| 2003 | 2.29 | -74.8% |
| 2004 | 0.81 | -64.6% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | -56.8% |
| 2006 | 0.13 | -62.9% |
| 2007 | 0.04 | -69.2% |
| 2008 | 0.14 | +250.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.03 | -78.6% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +250.0% | 0.04 | 0.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5 | 0.04 | 47.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 | 0 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka?
- Incidence of malaria in Sri Lanka was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of malaria recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 47.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of malaria recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for incidence of malaria?
- Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of malaria. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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