Reported clinical malaria cases in Ghana
Ghana: Reported clinical malaria cases was 1.04 million total in 2011. ▼ Falling
Reported clinical malaria cases in Ghana, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf). Measured in total.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.04 million total for reported clinical malaria cases in 2011.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported clinical malaria cases in Ghana peaked at 3.55 million total in 2003 and was at its lowest, 472,255 total, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 9th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 million total | 1.37 million total | 2.90 million total | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million total | 472,255 total | 3.55 million total | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million total | 1.04 million total | 1.07 million total | 2 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported clinical malaria cases in Ghana?
- Reported clinical malaria cases in Ghana was 1.04 million total in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf).
- What is the highest reported clinical malaria cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 million total in 2003.
- What is the lowest reported clinical malaria cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,255 total in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for reported clinical malaria cases?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is reported clinical malaria cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf), published as part of Reported clinical malaria cases (total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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