Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 889,616 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
889,616
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
26th
of 86 countries
All-time high
889,616
in 2024
All-time low
281,712
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2015201920242015: 281.7k2016: 454.3k2017: 418.4k2018: 456.6k2019: 607.0k2020: 723.3k2021: 631.3k2022: 878.2k2023: 817.6k2024: 889.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 889,616 for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 215.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea peaked at 889,616 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 281,712, in 2015.

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in Papua New Guinea, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 281,712
2016 454,347 +61.3%
2017 418,429 -7.9%
2018 456,597 +9.1%
2019 606,964 +32.9%
2020 723,329 +19.2%
2021 631,331 -12.7%
2022 878,155 +39.1%
2023 817,567 -6.9%
2024 889,616 +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 443,610 281,712 606,964 5
2020s 788,000 631,331 889,616 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea?
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Papua New Guinea was 889,616 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 889,616 in 2024.
What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 281,712 in 2015.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 215.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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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
98 places, 888 data points, 2015–2024
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