Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen

Yemen: Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases was 201,966 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
201,966
Change on year
up 41.8%
World rank
34th
of 100 countries
All-time high
201,966
in 2024
All-time low
45,469
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen, 2015–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2015201920242015: 75.9k2016: 45.5k2017: 109.8k2018: 112.8k2019: 163.9k2020: 162.3k2021: 173.9k2022: 150.4k2023: 142.4k2024: 202.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen stood at 201,966. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.8% on the previous year and up 166.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen peaked at 201,966 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,469, in 2016.

Yemen ranks 34th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 75,898
2016 45,469 -40.1%
2017 109,849 +141.6%
2018 112,823 +2.7%
2019 163,941 +45.3%
2020 162,318 -1.0%
2021 173,922 +7.1%
2022 150,404 -13.5%
2023 142,433 -5.3%
2024 201,966 +41.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 101,596 45,469 163,941 5
2020s 166,209 142,433 201,966 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 31 Papua New Guinea 314,222 compare
  2. 32 Indonesia 275,503 compare
  3. 33 Rwanda 215,775 compare
  4. 35 India 146,708 compare
  5. 36 Eritrea 136,637 compare
  6. 37 Gambia 111,293 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More health data for Yemen

All data for Yemen →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen?
Number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen was 201,966 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 201,966 in 2024.
What is the lowest number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 45,469 in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases?
Yemen ranks 34th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of indigenous p. falciparum malaria cases rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-indigenous-p-falciparum-malaria-cases/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-indigenous-p-falciparum-malaria-cases/yemen-rep/">Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases in Yemen</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
108 places, 1,005 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed