Malaria incidence in Senegal

Malaria incidence in Senegal was 36.8 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
Senegal, 2024 36.8 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 +2.1per 1,000 at risk 2023: 34.7 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 43rd of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Senegal 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 SenegalWorld
2024 36.8 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 34.7 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 38.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 41.9 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 35.6 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 41.1 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 65.8 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 52.1 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 45.5 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 69.3 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 37.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 57.9 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 53.0 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 48.3 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 60.4 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 32.9 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 52.2 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 98.6 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 121.5 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 132.3 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 129.2 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 168.1 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 157.0 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 176.6 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 230.4 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 +2.1 from 34.7 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 37.7 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by −0.9.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Senegal has the 43rd 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 Senegal
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