Malaria incidence in South Sudan

Malaria incidence in South Sudan was 254.1 per 1,000 at risk in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Sudan, 2024 254.1 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −10.8per 1,000 at risk 2023: 264.9 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 18th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in South Sudan 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 South SudanWorld
2024 254.1 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 264.9 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 274.8 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 276.8 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 281.6 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 285.9 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 276.3 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 277.3 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 265.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 269.3 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 271.0 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 276.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 278.4 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 281.3 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 275.6 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 271.1 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 268.1 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 274.8 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 292.8 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 305.9 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 315.5 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 329.8 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 339.7 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 344.9 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 344.6 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 −10.8 from 264.9 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 271.0 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by −17.0.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 64.0 per 1,000 at risk.

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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 South Sudan
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