Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in WPR

WPR: Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases was 209,154 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
209,154
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
8th
of 13 groups
All-time high
226,044
in 2016
All-time low
170,556
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in WPR, 2015–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2015201820212015: 170.6k2016: 226.0k2017: 209.5k2018: 210.3k2019: 212.2k2020: 212.9k2021: 209.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in WPR stood at 209,154.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in WPR, year by year

Annual values for Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in WPR, 2015 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2015 170,556 —
2016 226,044 +32.5%
2017 209,464 -7.3%
2018 210,260 +0.4%
2019 212,239 +0.9%
2020 212,860 +0.3%
2021 209,154 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 205,713 170,556 226,044 5
2020s 211,007 209,154 212,860 2

Countries ranked near WPR

  1. 5 Burkina Faso 10.84 million compare
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  3. 7 Malawi 9.43 million compare
  4. 8 Zambia 9.26 million compare
  5. 9 Cote d'Ivoire 8.99 million compare
  6. 10 Niger 6.90 million compare
  7. 11 Burundi 6.16 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in WPR?
Number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in WPR was 209,154 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in WPR?
The highest recorded value was 226,044 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in WPR?
The lowest recorded value was 170,556 in 2015.
How does WPR rank for number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases?
WPR ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2021.
Is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases rising or falling in WPR?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WPR 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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Indicator
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
114 places, 1,046 data points, 2015–2024
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