Statizoid

Reported malaria deaths (total) by country

Reported malaria deaths include all deaths in health facilities that are attributed to malaria, whether or not confirmed by microscopy or by RDT. Deaths reported before 2000 can be probable and confirmed or only confirmed deaths depending on the country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
23,748 total
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 total
Djibouti
Median
713 total
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
658

What the numbers show

Reported malaria deaths (total) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 23,748 total in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 total in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 713 total, and the mean is 2,071 total.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 5,608.6%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 100.0%).

Reported malaria deaths: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 23,748 total 2011 up 5,608.6% volatile
2 Burkina Faso 7,001 total 2011 up 65.4% rising
3 Angola 6,909 total 2011 down 27.1% volatile
4 Malawi 6,674 total 2011 up 98.9% volatile
5 Uganda 5,958 total 2011 up 40.1% rising
6 Zambia 4,540 total 2011 down 51.5% rising
7 Cameroon 3,808 total 2011 up 355.5% volatile
8 Sierra Leone 3,573 total 2011 up 989.3% volatile
9 Nigeria 3,353 total 2011 down 22.3% volatile
10 Ghana 3,259 total 2011 up 89.8% rising
11 Mozambique 3,086 total 2011 up 159.5% rising
12 Niger 2,802 total 2011 up 18.4% rising
13 Burundi 2,233 total 2011 up 435.5% volatile
14 Mali 2,128 total 2011 up 278.6% rising
15 Benin 1,753 total 2011 up 274.6% rising
16 Liberia 1,422 total 2010 up 3,368.3% volatile
17 Cote d'Ivoire 1,389 total 2011 up 42.6% volatile
18 Togo 1,314 total 2011 down 5.7% rising
19 Chad 1,220 total 2011 up 27.5% volatile
20 Ethiopia 936 total 2011 down 44.3% falling
21 Central African Republic 858 total 2011 up 60.4% rising
22 Guinea 743 total 2011 up 43.7% rising
23 Kenya 713 total 2011 down 98.5% volatile
24 Sudan 612 total 2011 down 72.8% falling
25 Senegal 574 total 2009 down 53.5% flat
26 Guinea-Bissau 472 total 2011 down 25.7% falling
27 Zimbabwe 451 total 2011 down 75.5% volatile
28 Gambia 440 total 2011 up 60.0% rising
29 Madagascar 398 total 2011 down 46.4% falling
30 Rwanda 380 total 2011 down 91.1% volatile
31 Gabon 182 total 2010 down 91.0% volatile
32 Mauritania 77 total 2011 down 85.3% volatile
33 South Africa 54 total 2011 down 33.3% volatile
34 Namibia 36 total 2011 down 97.9% volatile
35 Comoros 19 total 2011 down 62.0% falling
35 Sao Tome and Principe 19 total 2011 down 92.3% volatile
37 Eritrea 12 total 2011 down 91.0% volatile
38 Botswana 8 total 2011 down 72.4% volatile
38 Eswatini 8 total 2011 down 87.1% volatile
40 Somalia 5 total 2011 down 37.5% volatile
41 Cape Verde 4 total 2011 — volatile
42 Egypt 2 total 2010 — volatile
42 Morocco 2 total 2010 — volatile
44 Algeria 1 total 2010 down 50.0% volatile
45 Djibouti 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 malaria deaths (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
51 places, 658 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Reported malaria deaths include all deaths in health facilities that are attributed to malaria, whether or not confirmed by microscopy or by RDT. Deaths reported before 2000 can be probable and confirmed or only confirmed deaths depending on the country