Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal
Nepal: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 95 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal stood at 95. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal peaked at 725 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2024.
That places Nepal 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 725 | — |
| 2017 | 449 | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 135 | -69.9% |
| 2019 | 608 | +350.4% |
| 2020 | 401 | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 373 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 108 | -71.0% |
| 2023 | 107 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 95 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 479.25 | 135 | 725 | 4 |
| 2020s | 216.8 | 95 | 401 | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.5003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal?
- Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Nepal was 95 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 725 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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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