Number of imported malaria cases by country

Countries reporting
57
Highest
6,850
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0
Senegal
Median
51
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
577

What the numbers show

Number of imported malaria cases is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 6,850 in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0 in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 51, and the mean is 811.74.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 3,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 94.4%).

Number of imported malaria cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 6,850 2024 up 170.0% rising
2 Thailand 6,741 2024 down 31.8% volatile
3 Namibia 5,575 2024 up 93.0% volatile
4 Iran 5,564 2024 up 780.4% volatile
5 Tanzania 4,477 2024 up 75.6% volatile
7 Brazil 3,386 2024 down 31.3% falling
8 Algeria 3,106 2024 up 327.2% volatile
9 China 2,781 2024 down 13.4% falling
10 Venezuela 1,880 2024 up 17.9% falling
11 Nepal 1,006 2024 up 93.1% rising
12 Comoros 864 2024 up 781.6% volatile
13 Zimbabwe 614 2024 up 241.1% volatile
13 Mexico 614 2024 up 1,705.9% volatile
15 Colombia 437 2024 down 94.4% volatile
16 Malaysia 398 2024 down 8.5% falling
17 Guyana 300 2024 down 27.0% volatile
18 Eswatini 169 2024 up 7.6% volatile
19 Turkey 133 2020 down 39.8% falling
20 Mayotte 119 2024 up 1,090.0% volatile
21 Vietnam 114 2024 down 93.2% volatile
22 Peru 102 2024 up 112.5% volatile
23 Costa Rica 91 2024 up 1,037.5% volatile
24 Indonesia 78 2024 up 609.1% rising
25 Bhutan 73 2024 up 4.3% volatile
26 Honduras 69 2024 β€” volatile
26 Philippines 69 2024 down 18.8% falling
28 Botswana 59 2024 up 22.9% rising
29 South Korea 54 2024 down 31.6% falling
30 Guatemala 51 2024 up 2,450.0% volatile
31 Ecuador 50 2024 down 15.3% volatile
32 Nicaragua 48 2024 up 65.5% volatile
33 Myanmar 43 2024 β€” volatile
34 Sri Lanka 38 2024 up 5.6% flat
35 Vanuatu 35 2024 β€” volatile
36 Cambodia 33 2024 up 3,200.0% volatile
37 Sao Tome and Principe 31 2024 up 1,450.0% volatile
37 Dominican Republic 31 2024 up 3.3% volatile
39 Cape Verde 30 2024 up 50.0% rising
40 Bangladesh 28 2024 down 78.3% volatile
41 Argentina 24 2024 up 118.2% rising
42 Panama 23 2024 up 43.8% volatile
43 French Guiana 22 2024 down 63.3% falling
44 Bolivia 12 2024 down 63.6% falling
45 El Salvador 8 2024 up 100.0% volatile
45 Laos 8 2024 β€” volatile
47 Azerbaijan 6 2024 up 500.0% volatile
48 Armenia 5 2024 up 150.0% rising
49 Kyrgyzstan 4 2024 up 300.0% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 4 2024 up 100.0% rising
49 Georgia 4 2024 down 20.0% falling
49 Tajikistan 4 2024 unchanged volatile
53 Paraguay 2 2024 down 75.0% volatile
54 East Timor 1 2024 down 90.0% volatile
54 Belize 1 2024 down 75.0% volatile
56 Uzbekistan 0 2024 β€” volatile
56 Turkmenistan 0 2024 β€” volatile
56 Senegal 0 2024 β€” volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of imported malaria cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
66 places, 577 data points, 2015–2024
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