Malaria incidence in Nigeria

Malaria incidence in Nigeria was 294.3 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
Nigeria, 2024 294.3 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −4.8per 1,000 at risk 2023: 299.0 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 10th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Nigeria 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 NigeriaWorld
2024 294.3 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 299.0 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 299.0 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 299.3 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 304.4 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 293.0 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 291.1 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 289.0 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 284.8 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 283.8 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 287.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 297.8 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 316.2 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 339.5 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 363.4 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 390.0 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 402.0 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 400.6 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 398.6 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 395.9 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 390.1 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 382.1 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 381.8 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 394.5 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 401.8 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 −4.8 from 299.0 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 287.7 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by +6.6.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 10th 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 Nigeria
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