Number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi
Malawi: Number of suspected malaria cases was 18.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.15 million
Change on year
up 30.6%
World rank
9th
of 100 countries
All-time high
18.15 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.52 million
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi stood at 18.15 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi peaked at 18.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.52 million, in 2015.
That places Malawi 9th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.52 million | — |
| 2016 | 9.24 million | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 10.53 million | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 11.51 million | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 10.99 million | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.65 million | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 13.30 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.90 million | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 13.91 million | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 18.15 million | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.16 million | 8.52 million | 11.51 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.78 million | 10.90 million | 18.15 million | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi?
- Number of suspected malaria cases in Malawi was 18.15 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 million in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for number of suspected malaria cases?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of suspected malaria cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of suspected malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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