Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying (IRS) by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
6.60 million
India
Lowest
125
Ecuador
Median
170,118
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
532
What the numbers show
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying (IRS) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 6.60 million in India; the lowest is 125 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 170,118, and the mean is 876,440.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52,794.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 7,293.2%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6.60 million | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 5.84 million | 2024 | up 190.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 5.74 million | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 5.61 million | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 3.91 million | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3.76 million | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 2.58 million | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 8 | Ghana | 2.55 million | 2024 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 1.57 million | 2024 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 1.47 million | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 11 | South Africa | 1.36 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 12 | Burundi | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 38.7% | flat |
| 13 | Benin | 927,007 | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 688,955 | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 608,526 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 16 | Senegal | 570,283 | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 540,597 | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 422,996 | 2024 | up 613.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Eritrea | 418,514 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 20 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 402,861 | 2020 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Gambia | 344,935 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 279,117 | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 273,864 | 2022 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 24 | Nepal | 267,940 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 25 | South Sudan | 263,856 | 2021 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 245,984 | 2021 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 227,132 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 216,442 | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 179,128 | 2022 | up 1,508.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 161,107 | 2023 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 160,961 | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 144,234 | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 128,511 | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 103,261 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 99,553 | 2023 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 36 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 93,664 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 86,682 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 38 | Somalia | 80,622 | 2021 | up 415.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Djibouti | 76,043 | 2024 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 72,930 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 68,363 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 66,000 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 43 | Bhutan | 51,430 | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 44 | Botswana | 50,887 | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 45 | Comoros | 49,623 | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 47,494 | 2024 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 44,733 | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 43,218 | 2024 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mexico | 36,456 | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 27,077 | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 24,028 | 2024 | up 7,293.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 23,307 | 2022 | down 99.1% | falling |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 18,374 | 2024 | up 4,173.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 5,370 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,579 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | 1,464 | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 354 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 125 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 83.61 million
- Africa (WHO region) 57.40 million
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 16.69 million
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 6.02 million
- Americas (WHO region) 2.41 million
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 1.09 million