Malaria incidence in Gabon

Malaria incidence in Gabon was 187.0 per 1,000 at risk in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Gabon, 2024 187.0 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −4.3per 1,000 at risk 2023: 191.3 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 26th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Gabon 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 GabonWorld
2024 187.0 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 191.3 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 188.7 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 189.2 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 193.6 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 190.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 186.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 184.7 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 182.6 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 185.4 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 193.9 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 199.2 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 200.2 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 195.4 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 177.9 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 147.0 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 124.4 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 121.2 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 131.8 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 158.0 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 196.7 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 259.0 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 323.3 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 353.7 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 364.7 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 −4.3 from 191.3 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 193.9 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by −6.9.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Gabon has the 26th 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 Gabon
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