Number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal
Senegal: Number of suspected malaria cases was 2.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.66 million
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
32nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
2.66 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.42 million
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal is 2.66 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal peaked at 2.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 32nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.42 million | — |
| 2016 | 1.56 million | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 2.57 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.42 million | 2.10 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.05 million | 2.66 million | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5861 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal?
- Number of suspected malaria cases in Senegal was 2.66 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for number of suspected malaria cases?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of suspected malaria cases rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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