How many people die of malaria in a year. More than 90% of these deaths occur in Africa.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2024.
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The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria
|
184,933 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 2 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
67,676 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 3 |
Niger
|
35,478 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 4 |
Tanzania
|
26,062 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 5 |
Ethiopia
|
22,360 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 6 |
Madagascar
|
20,903 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 7 |
Mozambique
|
17,946 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 8 |
Angola
|
16,385 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 9 |
Uganda
|
16,204 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 10 |
Burkina Faso
|
16,184 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 11 |
Mali
|
14,239 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 12 |
Chad
|
13,862 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 13 |
Sudan
|
12,689 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 14 |
Cameroon
|
11,702 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 15 |
Kenya
|
11,656 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 16 |
Ghana
|
11,635 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 17 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
10,817 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 18 |
Guinea
|
10,245 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 19 |
Benin
|
9,946 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 20 |
Zambia
|
8,682 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 21 |
Malawi
|
7,501 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 22 |
South Sudan
|
6,749 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 23 |
Sierra Leone
|
6,646 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 24 |
Burundi
|
6,389 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 25 |
Central African Republic
|
5,062 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 26 |
Liberia
|
3,563 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 27 |
Togo
|
3,486 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 28 |
India
|
3,431 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 29 |
Rwanda
|
3,410 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 30 |
Yemen
|
3,406 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 31 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3,315 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 32 |
Pakistan
|
3,037 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 33 |
Somalia
|
2,592 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 34 |
Republic of the Congo
|
2,283 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 35 |
Senegal
|
1,742 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 36 |
Indonesia
|
1,138 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 37 |
Mauritania
|
920 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 38 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
897 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 39 |
Eritrea
|
786 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 40 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
769 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 41 |
Gambia
|
643 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 42 |
Gabon
|
439 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 43 |
Myanmar
|
410 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 44 |
Zimbabwe
|
381 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 45 |
Afghanistan
|
270 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 46 |
Haiti
|
234 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 47 |
Solomon Islands
|
223 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 48 |
Comoros
|
139 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 49 |
Venezuela
|
115 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 50 |
Djibouti
|
72 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 51 |
Brazil
|
54 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 52 |
Philippines
|
49 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 53 |
Peru
|
33 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 54 |
Namibia
|
32 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 55 |
Guyana
|
29 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 56 |
Colombia
|
26 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 57 |
Bangladesh
|
24 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 58 |
Bolivia
|
12 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 59 |
South Africa
|
10 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 60 |
Cabo Verde
|
2 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 61 |
Nepal
|
2 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 62 |
Thailand
|
2 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 63 |
Botswana
|
1 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 64 |
Mexico
|
1 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 65 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
1 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 66 |
Algeria
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 67 |
Argentina
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 68 |
Armenia
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 69 |
Azerbaijan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 70 |
Belize
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 71 |
Bhutan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 72 |
Cambodia
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 73 |
China
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 74 |
Costa Rica
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 75 |
Dominican Republic
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 76 |
Ecuador
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 77 |
Egypt
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 78 |
El Salvador
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 79 |
Eswatini
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 80 |
French Guiana
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 81 |
Georgia
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 82 |
Guatemala
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 83 |
Honduras
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 84 |
Iran
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 85 |
Iraq
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 86 |
Kazakhstan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 87 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 88 |
Laos
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 89 |
Malaysia
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 90 |
Mauritius
|
0 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 91 |
Mayotte
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 92 |
Morocco
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 93 |
Nicaragua
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 94 |
North Korea
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 95 |
Oman
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 96 |
Panama
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 97 |
Paraguay
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 98 |
Saudi Arabia
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 99 |
South Korea
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 100 |
Sri Lanka
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 101 |
Suriname
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 102 |
Syria
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 103 |
Tajikistan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 104 |
Timor-Leste
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 105 |
Turkmenistan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 106 |
Türkiye
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 107 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 108 |
Uzbekistan
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 109 |
Vanuatu
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 110 |
Vietnam
|
0 | 2024 | 1 |
The estimated number of deaths from malaria during a year. The series is kept only for countries where malaria is transmitted: in the rest it does not occur, and that is not a gap in the data but the absence of the phenomenon. The bulk of the deaths are children under five in Africa south of the Sahara, which makes malaria one of the few infections where the age structure of mortality is skewed so far.
Important: The table holds only countries where malaria is transmitted — about 110 territories. For the rest the value is missing, and this should be read as “practically zero” rather than “unknown”.
How many deaths from malaria there are per 100,000 people.
Mortality 1960–2024 Under-five mortality rateThe probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.
Diseases 2000–2024 Tuberculosis deathsHow many people died of tuberculosis during the year, excluding those who died with HIV.
Diseases 2000–2024 Tuberculosis incidenceThe number of new and relapse cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people per year.
Diseases 1990–2024 HIV prevalenceThe share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.
Diseases 2000–2024 People living with HIVHow many people in a country live with HIV — the UNAIDS and WHO estimate in absolute numbers.