Number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico

Mexico: Number of suspected malaria cases was 236,878 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
236,878
Change on year
down 33.9%
World rank
67th
of 100 countries
All-time high
867,853
in 2015
All-time low
236,878
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico, 2015–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2015201920242015: 867.9k2016: 798.6k2017: 644.2k2018: 548.2k2019: 531.5k2020: 242.2k2021: 298.5k2022: 376.2k2023: 358.4k2024: 236.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico stood at 236,878. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico peaked at 867,853 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 236,878, in 2024.

That places Mexico 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 867,853
2016 798,568 -8.0%
2017 644,174 -19.3%
2018 548,247 -14.9%
2019 531,471 -3.1%
2020 242,200 -54.4%
2021 298,496 +23.2%
2022 376,185 +26.0%
2023 358,368 -4.7%
2024 236,878 -33.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 678,063 531,471 867,853 5
2020s 302,425 236,878 376,185 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 64 Gabon 241,663 compare
  2. 65 Djibouti 241,248 compare
  3. 66 Sao Tome and Principe 240,774 compare
  4. 68 Haiti 231,506 compare
  5. 69 Honduras 206,611 compare
  6. 70 Ecuador 195,903 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico?
Number of suspected malaria cases in Mexico was 236,878 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 867,853 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 236,878 in 2024.
How does Mexico rank for number of suspected malaria cases?
Mexico ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of suspected malaria cases rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
Number of suspected malaria cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
108 places, 1,002 data points, 2015–2024
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