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Reported clinical malaria cases (total) by country

Number of clinical malaria cases reported are the sum of cases confirmed by slide examination or RDT and probable and unconfirmed cases (cases that were not tested but treated as malaria). NMCPs often collect data on the number of suspected cases, those t

Countries reporting
48
Highest
4.56 million total
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 total
Egypt
Median
194,992 total
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,168

What the numbers show

Reported clinical malaria cases (total) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 4.56 million total in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 total in Egypt.

The median across all reporting countries is 194,992 total, and the mean is 570,437 total.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 107.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 100.0%).

Reported clinical malaria cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.56 million total 2011 up 107.6% volatile
2 Zambia 4.23 million total 2010 up 26.7% volatile
3 Liberia 1.92 million total 2011 — volatile
4 Cameroon 1.85 million total 2010 — volatile
5 Mozambique 1.76 million total 2011 — volatile
6 Angola 1.63 million total 2011 up 30.6% volatile
7 Burundi 1.57 million total 2011 down 50.1% volatile
8 Ethiopia 1.48 million total 2011 down 42.1% volatile
9 Ghana 1.04 million total 2011 down 65.8% falling
10 Kenya 1.00 million total 2011 down 69.3% volatile
11 Niger 780,876 total 2011 down 41.7% falling
12 Sierra Leone 638,859 total 2011 up 43.5% volatile
13 Nigeria 551,187 total 2010 down 77.7% volatile
14 Togo 519,450 total 2011 up 4.1% falling
15 Sudan 506,806 total 2011 down 87.3% volatile
16 Burkina Faso 428,113 total 2011 up 32.7% volatile
17 Benin 422,968 total 2011 down 41.0% volatile
18 Zimbabwe 319,935 total 2011 — volatile
19 Mali 307,035 total 2011 down 49.9% volatile
20 Malawi 304,499 total 2011 down 92.0% volatile
21 Gambia 261,967 total 2011 down 45.6% volatile
22 Uganda 231,873 total 2011 down 95.9% volatile
23 Madagascar 224,498 total 2011 down 83.5% volatile
24 Rwanda 208,858 total 2011 down 79.2% falling
25 Chad 181,126 total 2011 down 59.4% falling
26 Guinea 95,574 total 2011 down 88.8% volatile
27 Guinea-Bissau 71,982 total 2011 down 64.4% volatile
28 Congo 71,048 total 2011 — volatile
29 Central African Republic 66,484 total 2010 down 25.8% rising
30 Eritrea 34,848 total 2011 down 72.3% volatile
31 Cote d'Ivoire 29,976 total 2011 down 97.5% volatile
32 Comoros 24,856 total 2011 — volatile
33 Equatorial Guinea 22,466 total 2011 — volatile
34 South Africa 9,866 total 2011 down 62.8% volatile
35 Gabon 8,566 total 2010 down 93.3% volatile
36 Sao Tome and Principe 8,442 total 2011 down 80.8% volatile
37 Somalia 3,351 total 2011 down 67.7% volatile
38 Mauritania 2,926 total 2011 down 98.8% volatile
39 Namibia 1,860 total 2011 down 99.7% volatile
40 Djibouti 1,019 total 2010 down 78.2% volatile
41 Eswatini 549 total 2011 down 95.7% volatile
42 Botswana 432 total 2011 down 99.1% volatile
43 Cape Verde 36 total 2011 down 66.4% volatile
44 Algeria 4 total 2011 down 99.1% volatile
45 Morocco 1 total 2011 down 98.3% volatile
46 Tanzania 0 total 2010 down 100.0% volatile
46 Senegal 0 total 2010 down 100.0% volatile
46 Egypt 0 total 2011 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.

About this data

Indicator
Reported clinical malaria cases (total)
Unit
total
Source
World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,168 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Number of clinical malaria cases reported are the sum of cases confirmed by slide examination or RDT and probable and unconfirmed cases (cases that were not tested but treated as malaria). NMCPs often collect data on the number of suspected cases, those t