Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in AFR
AFR: Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases was 146.86 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
146.86 million
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
2nd
of 13 groups
All-time high
146.86 million
in 2021
All-time low
43.39 million
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in AFR, 2015–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in AFR stood at 146.86 million. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 238.5% over ten years.
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.39 million | — |
| 2016 | 53.76 million | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 77.34 million | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 83.26 million | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 111.84 million | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 137.72 million | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 146.86 million | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.92 million | 43.39 million | 111.84 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 142.29 million | 137.72 million | 146.86 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.83 million compare
- 2 Nigeria 22.21 million compare
- 3 Uganda 12.73 million compare
- 4 Mozambique 11.61 million compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 10.84 million compare
More health data for AFR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 91.9% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in AFR?
- Number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in AFR was 146.86 million in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 146.86 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.39 million in 2015.
- How does AFR rank for number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases?
- AFR ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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