Number of suspected malaria cases by country
Countries reporting
100
Highest
181.86 million
India
Lowest
121
Armenia
Median
686,246
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,002
What the numbers show
Number of suspected malaria cases is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 181.86 million in India; the lowest is 121 in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 686,246, and the mean is 6.08 million.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 4,520.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 95.5%).
Number of suspected malaria cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 181.86 million | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.38 million | 2024 | up 180.3% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 33.35 million | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 29.24 million | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 23.20 million | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania | 21.51 million | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Angola | 21.02 million | 2024 | up 207.2% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 18.43 million | 2024 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 18.15 million | 2024 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 17.61 million | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 15.82 million | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 15.76 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 15.25 million | 2024 | up 154.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 11.88 million | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 11.71 million | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d’Ivoire | 11.22 million | 2024 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 17 | Niger | 10.75 million | 2024 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 8.12 million | 2024 | up 240.3% | rising |
| 19 | South Sudan | 7.45 million | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 5.80 million | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 5.42 million | 2024 | up 245.7% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 5.23 million | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 23 | Cameroon | 4.99 million | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea | 4.97 million | 2024 | up 296.4% | rising |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 4.42 million | 2024 | up 262.6% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 3.95 million | 2024 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 27 | Sudan | 3.92 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Togo | 3.74 million | 2024 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 3.70 million | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 2.69 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 2.66 million | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 1.88 million | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 1.80 million | 2024 | up 198.6% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 1.77 million | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1.59 million | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 1.53 million | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 39 | Congo | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 24.9% | flat |
| 41 | Cambodia | 997,259 | 2024 | up 199.8% | rising |
| 42 | China (People’s Republic of) | 992,854 | 2024 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 951,304 | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 909,030 | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 897,620 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 46 | Malaysia | 875,712 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 854,175 | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 773,670 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 49 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 752,138 | 2024 | up 164.5% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela | 717,800 | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 654,693 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 52 | Eritrea | 647,966 | 2024 | up 315.9% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 578,191 | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 54 | Iran | 574,659 | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 55 | Comoros | 568,019 | 2024 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 552,458 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 501,913 | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 481,558 | 2024 | up 265.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 400,032 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 60 | Somalia | 364,053 | 2024 | up 205.9% | rising |
| 61 | Namibia | 353,692 | 2024 | up 70.4% | flat |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 275,938 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 266,899 | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 64 | Gabon | 241,663 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Djibouti | 241,248 | 2024 | up 2,178.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 240,774 | 2024 | up 185.5% | rising |
| 67 | Mexico | 236,878 | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 68 | Haiti | 231,506 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 206,611 | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 195,903 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 185,848 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 177,056 | 2024 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 168,507 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 163,233 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 159,124 | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 76 | South Africa | 154,178 | 2024 | up 254.3% | rising |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 147,899 | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 124,079 | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 123,151 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 80 | Bhutan | 116,388 | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 85,923 | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 71,887 | 2020 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 70,517 | 2024 | up 856.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Eswatini | 57,706 | 2024 | up 4,520.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Türkiye | 54,586 | 2020 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 51,830 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | 38,058 | 2024 | up 474.9% | volatile |
| 88 | North Korea | 28,113 | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 27,476 | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 90 | French Guiana | 19,437 | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,717 | 2020 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Belize | 18,251 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 12,836 | 2024 | up 888.9% | rising |
| 94 | Algeria | 11,518 | 2024 | up 44.0% | flat |
| 95 | Paraguay | 10,777 | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 3,918 | 2020 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 97 | Korea | 713 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 237 | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 99 | Argentina | 172 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 121 | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.