Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy by country

Countries reporting
99
Highest
4.86 million
Angola
Lowest
0
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
Median
9,098
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
979

What the numbers show

Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 4.86 million in Angola; the lowest is 0 in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 9,098, and the mean is 320,041.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of (up 4,984.3%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan, Republic of (down 100.0%).

Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Angola 4.86 million 2024 up 247.7% rising
1 Mayotte 119 2024 up 981.8% volatile
2 Niger 4.41 million 2023 up 2,033.8% volatile
3 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4.32 million 2024 up 131.5% volatile
4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.37 million 2024 up 24.7% rising
5 Nigeria 2.12 million 2024 up 280.3% rising
6 Uganda 1.72 million 2024 up 37.5% rising
7 Ghana 1.55 million 2024 up 65.9% rising
8 Côte d'Ivoire 1.39 million 2024 up 190.4% rising
9 Kenya 1.25 million 2024 up 22.1% volatile
10 Burundi 752,158 2024 down 61.7% falling
11 Cameroon 698,590 2024 up 17.9% rising
12 Mali 695,817 2024 up 186.2% rising
13 Sudan 446,355 2024 down 23.9% rising
14 Pakistan 417,506 2024 up 202.3% volatile
15 Liberia 361,971 2024 up 18.3% falling
16 Indonesia 339,634 2024 up 56.5% rising
17 Mozambique, Republic of 324,425 2024 down 55.9% falling
18 Chad 302,003 2024 up 101.9% volatile
19 Burkina Faso 288,398 2024 up 211.5% volatile
20 Rwanda 285,112 2024 down 87.9% volatile
21 Benin 282,814 2024 up 161.7% rising
22 South Sudan, Republic of 268,588 2024 up 2,282.8% volatile
23 Congo, Republic of 230,781 2024 up 347.9% rising
24 Central African Republic 199,686 2024 up 87.5% rising
25 Togo 175,926 2024 down 44.6% falling
26 Zambia 169,567 2024 up 240.1% rising
27 Guinea 161,086 2024 up 208.5% rising
28 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 138,367 2024 up 33.8% falling
29 Tanzania, United Republic of 127,521 2024 down 69.1% volatile
30 Brazil 109,878 2024 down 21.4% falling
31 Malawi 107,783 2024 up 42.0% rising
32 India 87,434 2024 down 92.5% volatile
33 Yemen, Republic of 81,852 2024 up 94.6% rising
34 Colombia 74,482 2024 up 55.0% rising
35 Sierra Leone 74,151 2024 up 96.1% volatile
36 Eritrea, The State of 54,854 2024 up 558.4% volatile
37 Solomon Islands 48,325 2024 up 226.7% rising
38 Gabon 46,372 2024 up 127.4% rising
39 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 44,190 2024 down 68.0% volatile
40 Comoros, Union of the 38,611 2024 up 3,909.4% volatile
41 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 36,748 2024 up 329.1% volatile
42 Gambia, The 36,296 2024 down 26.9% volatile
43 Guinea-Bissau 22,158 2024 down 51.6% falling
44 Papua New Guinea 21,131 2024 down 67.3% volatile
45 Guyana 19,077 2024 up 91.1% rising
46 Bolivia 12,018 2024 up 74.0% rising
47 Peru 11,076 2024 down 83.4% volatile
48 Myanmar 10,711 2024 up 66.0% volatile
49 Thailand 10,145 2024 down 43.6% volatile
50 Djibouti 9,098 2024 up 415.8% volatile
51 Madagascar, Republic of 7,827 2024 up 64.8% rising
52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7,596 2024 up 850.7% volatile
53 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 7,118 2024 up 4,984.3% volatile
54 Somalia 5,325 2024 down 54.2% falling
55 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 5,233 2024 down 25.3% volatile
56 Saudi Arabia 5,161 2024 up 97.0% rising
57 Senegal 4,663 2024 down 73.9% volatile
58 Nicaragua 3,403 2024 up 47.4% volatile
59 Algeria 3,107 2024 up 315.9% volatile
60 Guatemala 2,976 2024 down 46.3% falling
61 Panama 2,936 2024 up 422.4% volatile
62 China, People's Republic of 2,783 2024 down 14.4% falling
63 Malaysia 2,384 2024 up 3.2% flat
64 Philippines 2,352 2024 down 58.7% volatile
65 South Africa 1,299 2024 up 65.5% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 1,234 2024 up 86.7% volatile
67 Haiti 1,141 2024 down 78.2% volatile
68 Honduras 982 2024 down 72.4% volatile
69 Nepal 948 2024 down 14.7% volatile
70 Korea 705 2024 up 1.9% falling
71 Mexico 694 2024 up 26.0% falling
72 Bangladesh 632 2024 down 90.5% volatile
73 French Guiana 594 2024 up 100.0% volatile
74 Costa Rica 335 2024 up 4,087.5% volatile
75 Ecuador 258 2024 down 62.4% falling
76 Vietnam 229 2024 down 97.5% volatile
77 Bhutan 144 2024 up 71.4% volatile
78 Türkiye 135 2020 down 39.7% falling
79 Namibia 127 2024 up 7.6% volatile
80 Cambodia 91 2024 down 98.8% volatile
81 Sri Lanka 63 2023 up 80.0% rising
82 Cabo Verde 55 2024 up 103.7% volatile
83 Eswatini, Kingdom of 54 2024 up 25.6% volatile
84 Argentina 26 2024 up 136.4% rising
85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 2024 down 99.8% volatile
86 El Salvador 8 2024 down 11.1% volatile
87 Georgia 4 2020 down 33.3% falling
88 Armenia, Republic of 3 2020 up 50.0% volatile
89 Paraguay 2 2024 down 75.0% volatile
89 Uzbekistan, Republic of 2 2020 volatile
89 Vanuatu 2 2024 down 86.7% volatile
92 Belize 1 2024 down 92.3% volatile
93 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 2019 volatile
93 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
93 Kyrgyz Republic 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
93 Tajikistan, Republic of 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
93 Turkmenistan 0 2020 volatile
93 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0 2024 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
107 places, 979 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed