Total number of malaria cases in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total number of malaria cases was 460 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
460
Change on year
down 39.2%
World rank
77th
of 102 countries
All-time high
2,436
in 2021
All-time low
460
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Total number of malaria cases in Ecuador, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 460 for total number of malaria cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.2% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total number of malaria cases in Ecuador peaked at 2,436 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 460, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total number of malaria cases in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 686 | — |
| 2016 | 1,424 | +107.6% |
| 2017 | 1,380 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,806 | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 1,909 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2,089 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 2,436 | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 1,666 | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 757 | -54.6% |
| 2024 | 460 | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,441 | 686 | 1,909 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,482 | 460 | 2,436 | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total number of malaria cases in Ecuador?
- Total number of malaria cases in Ecuador was 460 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total number of malaria cases recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,436 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total number of malaria cases recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for total number of malaria cases?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total number of malaria cases rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Total number of malaria cases (presumed + confirmed cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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