Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR
AMR: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 140,023 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
140,023
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
140,023
in 2021
All-time low
21,717
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR, 2015–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR stood at 140,023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 544.8% over ten years.
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21,717 | — |
| 2016 | 36,586 | +68.5% |
| 2017 | 39,149 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 83,036 | +112.1% |
| 2019 | 99,106 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 138,386 | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 140,023 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,919 | 21,717 | 99,106 | 5 |
| 2020s | 139,204 | 138,386 | 140,023 | 2 |
Countries ranked near AMR
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 24,640 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.91 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.64 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 58.54 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 21,189 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 15,663 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 141.92 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR?
- Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in AMR was 140,023 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 140,023 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,717 in 2015.
- How does AMR rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
- AMR ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 544.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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