Malaria cases reported by country

Reported cases of malaria are the number of confirmed cases of malaria (confirmed by slide examination or RDT).

Countries reporting
107
Highest
29.44 million
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
26,058
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,450

What the numbers show

Malaria cases reported is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 29.44 million in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 26,058, and the mean is 1.72 million.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 4,869.8%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).

Malaria cases reported: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.44 million 2024 up 186.1% volatile
2 Nigeria 21.37 million 2024 up 173.1% volatile
3 Mozambique 11.61 million 2024 up 56.8% volatile
4 Uganda 11.18 million 2024 up 207.9% volatile
5 Angola 10.64 million 2024 up 362.7% volatile
6 Burkina Faso 9.85 million 2024 up 81.4% volatile
7 Malawi 9.43 million 2024 up 224.4% volatile
8 Zambia 9.26 million 2024 up 127.1% rising
9 Cote d'Ivoire 8.52 million 2024 up 129.4% volatile
10 Niger 6.67 million 2024 up 68.3% volatile
11 Burundi 5.67 million 2024 up 20.0% volatile
12 Kenya 5.19 million 2024 up 81.9% volatile
13 Ghana 4.44 million 2024 up 30.0% volatile
14 Ethiopia 4.14 million 2024 up 95.2% volatile
15 Madagascar 3.73 million 2024 up 696.0% volatile
16 Mali 3.65 million 2024 up 79.0% rising
17 South Sudan 3.55 million 2024 up 4,869.8% volatile
18 Tanzania 3.10 million 2024 up 356.1% volatile
19 Guinea 2.64 million 2024 up 300.3% volatile
20 Chad 2.52 million 2024 up 175.8% volatile
21 Central African Republic 2.02 million 2024 up 585.2% volatile
22 Togo 1.87 million 2024 up 22.4% volatile
23 Cameroon 1.86 million 2024 up 4,275.5% volatile
24 Sierra Leone 1.73 million 2024 up 26.0% volatile
25 Pakistan 1.43 million 2024 up 440.7% volatile
26 Benin 1.35 million 2024 up 19.3% rising
27 Papua New Guinea 910,747 2024 up 190.0% volatile
28 Rwanda 807,017 2024 down 50.3% volatile
29 Liberia 769,325 2024 down 12.7% volatile
30 Congo 611,821 2024 up 822.5% volatile
31 Sudan 556,471 2024 down 47.9% volatile
32 Indonesia 543,625 2024 up 115.7% rising
33 Senegal 415,635 2024 up 56.5% volatile
34 India 246,696 2024 down 77.6% volatile
35 Afghanistan 224,863 2024 up 111.2% volatile
36 Myanmar 189,309 2024 down 7.9% volatile
37 Yemen 186,568 2024 up 115.2% rising
38 Eritrea 167,146 2024 up 230.8% volatile
39 Brazil 138,620 2024 up 0.5% volatile
40 Colombia 127,163 2024 up 211.9% falling
41 Solomon Islands 105,373 2024 up 472.6% rising
42 Gambia 104,979 2024 down 37.6% volatile
43 Guinea-Bissau 95,721 2024 up 2.5% volatile
44 Venezuela 86,361 2024 down 4.8% volatile
45 Mauritania 77,369 2024 up 388.6% volatile
46 Gabon 70,895 2024 up 122.2% rising
47 Equatorial Guinea 57,499 2024 up 181.6% volatile
48 Zimbabwe 56,058 2024 down 89.8% volatile
49 Comoros 54,413 2024 up 2,369.9% volatile
50 Djibouti 39,523 2024 up 318.7% volatile
51 Haiti 38,590 2024 up 118.1% volatile
52 Peru 33,904 2024 down 48.0% falling
53 Somalia 32,983 2024 up 193.3% volatile
54 Guyana 26,058 2024 up 110.9% falling
55 Bolivia 15,704 2024 up 112.2% falling
56 Bangladesh 13,072 2024 down 77.3% volatile
57 Panama 10,600 2024 up 1,126.8% volatile
58 Namibia 10,540 2024 down 32.8% volatile
59 Philippines 8,848 2024 up 47.0% volatile
60 Thailand 7,878 2024 down 80.9% volatile
61 Sao Tome and Principe 7,087 2024 up 304.0% volatile
62 North Korea 5,233 2024 down 50.3% volatile
63 Nicaragua 5,016 2024 up 339.2% volatile
64 Guatemala 2,925 2024 down 40.7% volatile
65 Honduras 2,292 2024 down 32.1% volatile
66 Iran 2,034 2024 up 468.2% volatile
67 Vanuatu 1,579 2024 up 20.2% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 1,203 2024 up 162.1% volatile
69 South Africa 735 2024 down 93.7% volatile
70 South Korea 640 2024 up 14.9% volatile
71 Ecuador 380 2024 up 57.0% volatile
72 Cambodia 322 2024 down 99.4% volatile
73 Laos 311 2024 down 99.4% volatile
74 Mexico 266 2024 down 59.5% volatile
75 Costa Rica 240 2024 volatile
76 Vietnam 239 2024 down 98.5% volatile
77 Botswana 231 2024 down 82.8% volatile
78 Eswatini 193 2024 down 50.4% volatile
79 Nepal 37 2024 down 95.6% volatile
80 Cape Verde 19 2024 down 26.9% volatile
81 United Arab Emirates 0 2024 flat
81 Argentina 0 2024 volatile
81 Armenia 0 2024 volatile
81 Azerbaijan 0 2023 volatile
81 Belize 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Bhutan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 China 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Algeria 0 2024 volatile
81 Egypt 0 2024 flat
81 Georgia 0 2024 volatile
81 Iraq 0 2024 volatile
81 Kazakhstan 0 2024 flat
81 Kyrgyzstan 0 2024 volatile
81 Sri Lanka 0 2024 volatile
81 Morocco 0 2024 volatile
81 Malaysia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Oman 0 2024 volatile
81 Paraguay 0 2024 volatile
81 Saudi Arabia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 El Salvador 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Suriname 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Syria 0 2024 volatile
81 Tajikistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Turkmenistan 0 2024 volatile
81 East Timor 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Turkey 0 2020 volatile
81 Uzbekistan 0 2024 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Malaria cases reported
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). WHO compiles data on reported cases of malaria, submitted by the national m
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 2,450 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Reported cases of malaria are the number of confirmed cases of malaria (confirmed by slide examination or RDT).