Malaria deaths — all countries

Malaria deaths — Eastern Africa

Malaria deaths in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 151,832 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 35.1%.

2024 151,832 people +6.64% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 235,827 people2001
Period minimum 115,982 people2018

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Malaria deaths — Eastern Africa, 2000–2024100,000150,000200,000250,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 233,868 people2001: 235,827 people2002: 220,597 people2003: 206,740 people2004: 182,642 people2005: 160,099 people2006: 148,412 people2007: 139,114 people2008: 130,695 people2009: 136,390 people2010: 138,679 people2011: 131,488 people2012: 134,592 people2013: 139,295 people2014: 135,271 people2015: 135,086 people2016: 125,468 people2017: 124,142 people2018: 115,982 people2019: 116,597 people2020: 135,929 people2021: 133,239 people2022: 133,025 people2023: 142,376 people2024: 151,832 people
Change over the period: −82,036 (−35.08%) Average annual rate: -1.78 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 151,832 people
World computed 609,930 people
Malaria deaths — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 151,832 +9,456 +6.64%
2023 142,376 +9,351 +7.03%
2022 133,025 −214 −0.16%
2021 133,239 −2,690 −1.98%
2020 135,929 +19,332 +16.58%
2019 116,597 +615 +0.53%
2018 115,982 −8,160 −6.57%
2017 124,142 −1,326 −1.06%
2016 125,468 −9,618 −7.12%
2015 135,086 −185 −0.14%
2014 135,271 −4,024 −2.89%
2013 139,295 +4,703 +3.49%
2012 134,592 +3,104 +2.36%
2011 131,488 −7,191 −5.19%
2010 138,679 +2,289 +1.68%
2009 136,390 +5,695 +4.36%
2008 130,695 −8,419 −6.05%
2007 139,114 −9,298 −6.26%
2006 148,412 −11,687 −7.3%
2005 160,099 −22,543 −12.34%
2004 182,642 −24,098 −11.66%
2003 206,740 −13,857 −6.28%
2002 220,597 −15,230 −6.46%
2001 235,827 +1,959 +0.84%
2000 233,868

About the indicator

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”.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.