Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) by country

Countries reporting
86
Highest
28.40 million
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0
Sri Lanka
Median
54,895
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
853

What the numbers show

Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 28.40 million in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 in Sri Lanka.

The median across all reporting countries is 54,895, and the mean is 1.94 million.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 417,167.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).

Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.40 million 2024 up 167.0% rising
2 Nigeria 20.57 million 2024 up 173.8% rising
3 Mozambique 11.29 million 2024 up 50.8% rising
4 Burkina Faso 10.50 million 2024 up 51.7% rising
5 Uganda 10.31 million 2024 up 67.2% rising
6 Malawi 9.32 million 2024 up 159.9% rising
7 Zambia 9.09 million 2024 up 117.2% rising
8 Cote d'Ivoire 7.60 million 2024 up 162.3% rising
9 Niger 6.90 million 2024 up 215.7% rising
10 Angola 5.78 million 2024 up 321.3% rising
11 Burundi 5.41 million 2024 up 56.1% rising
12 Kenya 3.98 million 2024 up 291.9% volatile
13 Madagascar 3.89 million 2024 up 315.8% volatile
14 Ghana 3.78 million 2024 down 19.9% falling
15 Tanzania 3.34 million 2024 down 25.7% falling
16 Mali 3.09 million 2024 up 39.9% rising
17 Guinea 2.60 million 2024 up 242.5% rising
18 South Sudan 2.46 million 2024 up 18,670.8% volatile
19 Cameroon 2.27 million 2024 up 277.0% rising
20 Chad 2.25 million 2024 up 253.6% rising
21 Central African Republic 2.06 million 2024 up 319.2% rising
22 Togo 2.01 million 2024 up 55.2% rising
23 Sierra Leone 1.84 million 2024 up 27.1% rising
24 Pakistan 1.69 million 2024 up 2,467.4% volatile
25 Benin 1.46 million 2024 down 9.7% rising
26 Papua New Guinea 889,616 2024 up 215.8% rising
27 Liberia 625,757 2024 down 1.6% falling
28 Rwanda 522,001 2024 up 244.8% volatile
29 Senegal 410,972 2024 down 13.4% falling
30 Congo 381,040 2024 up 923.3% volatile
31 Indonesia 204,288 2024 up 547.2% volatile
32 Myanmar 180,815 2024 up 2.6% rising
33 India 168,066 2024 down 68.7% volatile
34 Yemen 129,027 2024 up 277.2% rising
35 Afghanistan 119,157 2024 up 623.0% rising
36 Eritrea 112,292 2024 up 469.9% rising
37 Sudan 110,116 2024 down 41.3% falling
38 Guinea-Bissau 76,234 2024 down 26.9% falling
39 Mauritania 76,080 2024 up 236.2% volatile
40 Gambia 75,169 2024 down 61.8% volatile
41 Venezuela 57,734 2024 up 20.0% rising
42 Solomon Islands 57,048 2024 up 519.8% rising
43 Zimbabwe 56,672 2024 down 88.3% falling
44 Colombia 53,118 2024 up 1,402.6% volatile
45 Haiti 38,368 2024 up 202.1% volatile
46 Brazil 32,128 2024 up 868.3% volatile
47 Djibouti 30,425 2024 up 294.7% volatile
48 Somalia 27,658 2024 up 32.0% falling
49 Gabon 24,523 2024 up 605.3% volatile
50 Equatorial Guinea 20,751 2024 up 215.5% rising
51 Comoros 16,666 2024 up 1,709.5% volatile
52 Namibia 15,988 2024 up 32.7% volatile
53 Panama 12,518 2024 up 417,167.0% volatile
54 Bangladesh 12,468 2024 down 62.3% volatile
55 Guyana 7,281 2024 up 322.3% volatile
56 Saudi Arabia 7,041 2024 up 227.2% volatile
57 Philippines 6,669 2024 up 16.7% flat
58 Thailand 4,545 2024 down 51.7% volatile
59 Bolivia 4,269 2024 up 1,587.3% volatile
60 South Africa 3,340 2024 down 20.0% volatile
61 Peru 2,085 2024 up 350.3% rising
62 Nicaragua 1,661 2024 down 42.4% volatile
63 Vanuatu 1,612 2024 up 189.9% volatile
64 Guatemala 1,397 2024 up 7.6% volatile
65 Honduras 1,379 2024 up 1,645.6% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 1,234 2024 up 856.6% volatile
67 Laos 331 2024 down 98.9% volatile
68 Costa Rica 309 2024 up 10,200.0% volatile
69 Eswatini 308 2024 down 31.9% volatile
70 Botswana 290 2024 down 12.7% volatile
71 Cambodia 264 2024 down 99.6% volatile
72 Ecuador 202 2024 up 3,266.7% volatile
73 Mexico 186 2024 up 2,557.1% volatile
74 Vietnam 124 2024 down 92.2% volatile
75 Nepal 95 2024 down 86.9% volatile
76 Sao Tome and Principe 90 2023 down 95.3% volatile
77 French Guiana 27 2022 down 80.3% volatile
78 South Korea 8 2024 down 98.2% volatile
79 Iran 5 2024 down 98.9% volatile
80 Paraguay 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
81 East Timor 1 2024 down 98.8% volatile
81 Belize 1 2024 down 80.0% volatile
83 Bhutan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
83 North Korea 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
83 Cape Verde 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
83 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
93 places, 853 data points, 2015–2024
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