Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR
WPR: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 682,230 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
682,230
Change on year
down 14.8%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
800,361
in 2020
All-time low
388,207
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR, 2015–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR stood at 682,230.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 388,207 | — |
| 2016 | 541,720 | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 541,717 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 567,112 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 705,143 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 800,361 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 682,230 | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 548,780 | 388,207 | 705,143 | 5 |
| 2020s | 741,296 | 682,230 | 800,361 | 2 |
Countries ranked near WPR
- 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
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 7.60 million compare
- 9 Niger 6.90 million compare
More health data for WPR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,464 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 159,013 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.69 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 508.45 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR?
- Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in WPR was 682,230 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 800,361 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 388,207 in 2015.
- How does WPR rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
- WPR ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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