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Malaria incidence

New malaria cases per 1,000 people at risk of the disease during the year. Countries without malaria transmission have no value.

Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Frequency: Annual Coverage: 107 countries and 6 groups 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank (original data: World Health Organization, World Malaria Report)
Highest in 2024 354.3 per 1,000 at risk Benin Lowest in 2024 0.0 per 1,000 at risk Viet Nam
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 105 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

105 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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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 WorldChinaIndiaBrazil
2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 1.5 per 1,000 at risk 3.8 per 1,000 at risk
2023 – – 1.3 per 1,000 at risk 3.8 per 1,000 at risk
2022 60.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 1.4 per 1,000 at risk 3.2 per 1,000 at risk
2021 – – 2.5 per 1,000 at risk 3.5 per 1,000 at risk
2020 60.3 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2.5 per 1,000 at risk 4.0 per 1,000 at risk
2019 58.0 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2.8 per 1,000 at risk 4.2 per 1,000 at risk
2018 58.5 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 3.4 per 1,000 at risk 5.2 per 1,000 at risk
2017 59.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 4.6 per 1,000 at risk 5.3 per 1,000 at risk
2016 58.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 6.3 per 1,000 at risk 3.2 per 1,000 at risk
2015 59.0 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 6.4 per 1,000 at risk 4.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 58.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 6.3 per 1,000 at risk 3.6 per 1,000 at risk
2013 60.4 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 6.3 per 1,000 at risk 4.9 per 1,000 at risk
2012 62.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 8.1 per 1,000 at risk 6.5 per 1,000 at risk
2011 65.2 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 10.5 per 1,000 at risk 7.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 68.2 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 13.1 per 1,000 at risk 9.9 per 1,000 at risk
2009 69.2 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 13.8 per 1,000 at risk 8.4 per 1,000 at risk
2008 68.9 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 14.5 per 1,000 at risk 8.7 per 1,000 at risk
2007 70.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 14.9 per 1,000 at risk 14.0 per 1,000 at risk
2006 73.4 per 1,000 at risk 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 16.5 per 1,000 at risk 15.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 76.6 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 22.4 per 1,000 at risk 17.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 78.0 per 1,000 at risk 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 21.8 per 1,000 at risk 13.9 per 1,000 at risk
2003 78.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 20.3 per 1,000 at risk 12.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 78.5 per 1,000 at risk 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 19.5 per 1,000 at risk 11.2 per 1,000 at risk
2001 80.7 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 21.6 per 1,000 at risk 13.1 per 1,000 at risk
2000 79.9 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 21.8 per 1,000 at risk 21.5 per 1,000 at risk

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 105 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Benin (354.3 per 1,000 at risk) and the lowest Viet Nam (0.0 per 1,000 at risk).
  • Half of the countries are above 7.2 per 1,000 at risk and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 35 countries and fell in 40.
  • The figure for the world was 64.0 per 1,000 at risk in 2024, against 58.0 per 1,000 at risk in 2019 (+6.1).

About this measure

Definition
New malaria cases per 1,000 people at risk of the disease during the year. Countries without malaria transmission have no value.
Population covered
Population at risk
Unit
New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (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
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

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Benin 354.3 per 1,000 at risk
  2. 2 Burkina Faso 353.5 per 1,000 at risk
  3. 3 Mali 346.2 per 1,000 at risk
  4. 4 Central African Republic 343.8 per 1,000 at risk
  5. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 321.9 per 1,000 at risk
  6. 6 Burundi 314.9 per 1,000 at risk
  7. 7 Niger 305.1 per 1,000 at risk
  8. 8 Mozambique 295.1 per 1,000 at risk
  9. 9 Malawi 294.5 per 1,000 at risk
  10. 10 Nigeria 294.3 per 1,000 at risk
  11. 11 Guinea 286.1 per 1,000 at risk
  12. 12 Sierra Leone 282.7 per 1,000 at risk
  13. 13 Côte d'Ivoire 268.0 per 1,000 at risk
  14. 14 Uganda 264.2 per 1,000 at risk
  15. 15 Cameroon 260.5 per 1,000 at risk
  16. 16 Angola 258.9 per 1,000 at risk
  17. 17 Madagascar 255.5 per 1,000 at risk
  18. 18 South Sudan 254.1 per 1,000 at risk
  19. 19 Zambia 252.4 per 1,000 at risk
  20. 20 Togo 249.3 per 1,000 at risk
  21. 21 Equatorial Guinea 227.7 per 1,000 at risk
  22. 22 Solomon Islands 224.3 per 1,000 at risk
  23. 23 Republic of the Congo 221.0 per 1,000 at risk
  24. 24 Chad 206.1 per 1,000 at risk
  25. 25 Ghana 195.8 per 1,000 at risk
  26. 26 Gabon 187.0 per 1,000 at risk
  27. 27 Liberia 172.3 per 1,000 at risk
  28. 28 Papua New Guinea 151.8 per 1,000 at risk
  29. 29 Ethiopia 138.5 per 1,000 at risk
  30. 30 Tanzania 136.7 per 1,000 at risk
  31. 31 Guinea-Bissau 110.1 per 1,000 at risk
  32. 32 Eritrea 102.4 per 1,000 at risk
  33. 33 Sudan 98.3 per 1,000 at risk
  34. 34 Rwanda 77.1 per 1,000 at risk
  35. 35 Gambia 75.4 per 1,000 at risk
  36. 36 Kenya 74.2 per 1,000 at risk
  37. 37 Mauritania 69.6 per 1,000 at risk
  38. 38 Comoros 62.8 per 1,000 at risk
  39. 39 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 53.3 per 1,000 at risk
  40. 40 Yemen 52.2 per 1,000 at risk
  41. 41 Djibouti 45.1 per 1,000 at risk
  42. 42 Guyana 38.7 per 1,000 at risk
  43. 43 Senegal 36.8 per 1,000 at risk
  44. 44 São Tomé and Príncipe 30.1 per 1,000 at risk
  45. 45 Afghanistan 17.8 per 1,000 at risk
  46. 46 Colombia 15.2 per 1,000 at risk
  47. 47 Myanmar 14.8 per 1,000 at risk
  48. 48 Pakistan 12.8 per 1,000 at risk
  49. 49 Vanuatu 12.3 per 1,000 at risk
  50. 50 Zimbabwe 11.4 per 1,000 at risk
  51. 51 Haiti 8.7 per 1,000 at risk
  52. 52 Venezuela 7.8 per 1,000 at risk
  53. 53 Namibia 7.2 per 1,000 at risk
  54. 54 Bolivia 3.8 per 1,000 at risk
  55. 55 Brazil 3.8 per 1,000 at risk
  56. 56 Panama 3.5 per 1,000 at risk
  57. 57 Peru 3.3 per 1,000 at risk
  58. 58 Indonesia 2.2 per 1,000 at risk
  59. 59 Iran 2.2 per 1,000 at risk
  60. 60 India 1.5 per 1,000 at risk
  61. 61 Nicaragua 1.0 per 1,000 at risk
  62. 62 Bangladesh 0.9 per 1,000 at risk
  63. 63 Thailand 0.6 per 1,000 at risk
  64. 64 Eswatini 0.6 per 1,000 at risk
  65. 65 North Korea 0.5 per 1,000 at risk
  66. 66 Philippines 0.4 per 1,000 at risk
  67. 67 Honduras 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
  68. 68 Guatemala 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
  69. 69 Botswana 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
  70. 70 Dominican Republic 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
  71. 71 South Korea 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
  72. 72 Cabo Verde 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
  73. 73 Costa Rica 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
  74. 74 Laos 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
  75. 75 South Africa 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
  76. 76 Mexico 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
  77. 77 Ecuador 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  78. 78 Cambodia 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  79. 79 Algeria 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  80. 80 Argentina 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  81. 81 Armenia 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  82. 82 Belize 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  83. 83 Bhutan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  84. 84 China 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  85. 85 Egypt 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  86. 86 El Salvador 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  87. 87 Georgia 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  88. 88 Iraq 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  89. 89 Kazakhstan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  90. 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  91. 91 Malaysia 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  92. 92 Morocco 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  93. 93 Nepal 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  94. 94 Oman 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  95. 95 Paraguay 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  96. 96 Saudi Arabia 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  97. 97 Sri Lanka 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  98. 98 Suriname 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  99. 99 Syria 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  100. 100 Tajikistan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  101. 101 Timor-Leste 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  102. 102 Turkmenistan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  103. 103 United Arab Emirates 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  104. 104 Uzbekistan 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  105. 105 Viet Nam 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
  106. East Asia and Pacific 2.8 per 1,000 at risk
  107. Latin America and Caribbean 4.3 per 1,000 at risk
  108. Middle East and North Africa 10.0 per 1,000 at risk
  109. South Asia 1.5 per 1,000 at risk
  110. Sub-Saharan Africa 229.3 per 1,000 at risk
  111. World 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.