Malaria incidence in Ethiopia

Malaria incidence in Ethiopia was 138.5 per 1,000 at risk in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ethiopia, 2024 138.5 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 +29.3per 1,000 at risk 2023: 109.2 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 29th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Ethiopia 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 EthiopiaWorld
2024 138.5 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 109.2 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 59.9 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 45.6 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 52.3 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 33.6 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 36.5 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 70.7 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 92.9 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 130.1 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 144.1 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 184.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 159.7 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 143.7 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 153.8 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 133.8 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 96.3 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 116.4 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 138.0 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 149.5 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 217.9 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 208.9 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 193.6 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 210.9 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 189.2 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 +29.3 from 109.2 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 144.1 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by −5.6.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Ethiopia has the 29th 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 Ethiopia
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