Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in EMR
EMR: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 854,387 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
854,387
Change on year
down 11.1%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
961,541
in 2020
All-time low
145,080
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in EMR, 2015–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EMR recorded 854,387 for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in 2021.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 488.9% over ten years.
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 145,080 | — |
| 2016 | 549,847 | +279.0% |
| 2017 | 730,535 | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 936,056 | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 887,848 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 961,541 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 854,387 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 649,873 | 145,080 | 936,056 | 5 |
| 2020s | 907,964 | 854,387 | 961,541 | 2 |
Countries ranked near EMR
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.40 million compare
- 2 Nigeria 20.57 million compare
- 3 Mozambique 11.29 million compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 10.50 million compare
- 5 Uganda 10.31 million compare
- 6 Malawi 9.32 million compare
- 7 Zambia 9.09 million compare
More health data for EMR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 209.65 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in EMR?
- Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in EMR was 854,387 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 EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 961,541 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,080 in 2015.
- How does EMR rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
- EMR ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EMR 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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