Malaria incidence in Myanmar

Malaria incidence in Myanmar was 14.8 per 1,000 at risk in 2024.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Myanmar, 2024 14.8 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −3.2per 1,000 at risk 2023: 18.0 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 47th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Myanmar 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 MyanmarWorld
2024 14.8 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 18.0 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 12.5 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 6.3 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 1.8 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 1.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 2.4 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 2.7 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 3.6 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 6.1 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 8.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 14.0 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 40.4 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 30.8 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 35.3 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 35.2 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 37.3 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 30.7 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 24.5 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 34.4 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 34.4 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 34.4 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 34.4 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 34.4 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 34.4 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 −3.2 from 18.0 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 8.7 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by +6.1.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Myanmar has the 47th 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 Myanmar
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