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Malaria incidence
Estimated number of new malaria cases per 1,000 population at risk in a calendar year.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Estimated number of new malaria cases per 1,000 population at risk in a calendar year.
Calculation
WHO Global Malaria Programme estimate, derived from country-reported case data adjusted for surveillance completeness.
Primary source
Caveats
Surveillance completeness varies sharply across countries. Estimates for high-transmission countries carry wide uncertainty.
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Continent average
177.7
per 1,000 at risk
Continental view
Africa, color-coded.
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per 1,000 at risk
0.0221.0354.3
Time series
How it's changed.
Continent average vs. Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. Values in per 1,000 at risk.
Continent average
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Biggest improvers
Largest gains since 2000
Algeria↓ 100%
2002: 0.0 per 1,000 at risk2024: 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
South Africa↓ 96%
2003: 2.8 per 1,000 at risk2024: 0.1 per 1,000 at risk
Botswana↓ 94%
2002: 3.2 per 1,000 at risk2024: 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
São Tomé and Príncipe↓ 91%
2002: 337.4 per 1,000 at risk2024: 30.1 per 1,000 at risk
Stalled or worse
Smallest gains, or moved the wrong way
Open the data
Every country, latest available value.
Sorted lowest to highest — lower is better. Click any country to open its dataset detail page.
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↑ 416%
2003: 19.8 per 1,000 at risk2024: 102.4 per 1,000 at risk
Madagascar↑ 399%
2002: 51.2 per 1,000 at risk2024: 255.4 per 1,000 at risk
Niger↑ 2%
2003: 298.9 per 1,000 at risk2024: 305.1 per 1,000 at risk
Comoros↓ 2%
2002: 63.8 per 1,000 at risk2024: 62.8 per 1,000 at risk
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Every country, every year — Malaria incidence.
All 1,000 data points for this indicator across all 54 African countries (2000–2024). Free for any non-commercial use; please cite WHO.