Malaria incidence in Burundi

Malaria incidence in Burundi was 314.9 per 1,000 at risk in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Burundi, 2024 314.9 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −8.4per 1,000 at risk 2023: 323.3 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 6th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Burundi over time

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New cases per 1,000 people at risk. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Malaria incidence (new cases per 1,000 people at risk), 2000 to 2024
Period BurundiWorld
2024 314.9 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 323.3 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 342.3 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 350.0 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 345.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 345.3 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 350.8 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 346.3 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 321.3 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 285.0 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 250.9 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 235.0 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 232.2 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 245.4 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 259.3 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 281.6 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 288.8 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 287.9 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 287.8 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 284.5 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 296.0 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 343.5 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 388.1 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 416.1 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 427.5 per 1,000 at risk 79.9 per 1,000 at risk

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −8.4 from 323.3 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 250.9 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by +64.0.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Burundi has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 64.0 per 1,000 at risk.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, World Malaria Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MLR.INCD.P3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Burundi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, World Malaria Report