Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy was 22,158 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 22,158 for number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 53,770 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22,158, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45,789 | — |
| 2016 | 53,014 | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 53,770 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45,564 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 45,675 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47,359 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 32,061 | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 22,158 | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,762 | 45,564 | 53,770 | 5 |
| 2020s | 33,859 | 22,158 | 47,359 | 3 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Guinea-Bissau was 22,158 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 53,770 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,158 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of malaria positive cases by microscopy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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