Malaria deaths — all countries

Malaria deaths — World

Malaria deaths in the world in 2024 — 609,930 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29.4%.

2024 609,930 people +1.92% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 872,604 people2001
Period minimum 567,190 people2019

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Malaria deaths — World, 2000–2024500,000600,000700,000800,000900,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 863,523 people2001: 872,604 people2002: 839,722 people2003: 811,767 people2004: 806,302 people2005: 767,087 people2006: 770,947 people2007: 747,509 people2008: 707,730 people2009: 715,598 people2010: 692,915 people2011: 654,765 people2012: 610,352 people2013: 583,042 people2014: 579,067 people2015: 578,271 people2016: 576,465 people2017: 574,430 people2018: 574,787 people2019: 567,190 people2020: 621,346 people2021: 600,935 people2022: 598,407 people2023: 598,446 people2024: 609,930 people
Change over the period: −253,593 (−29.37%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 609,930 people
World computed 609,930 people
Malaria deaths — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 609,930 +11,484 +1.92%
2023 598,446 +39 +0.01%
2022 598,407 −2,528 −0.42%
2021 600,935 −20,411 −3.28%
2020 621,346 +54,156 +9.55%
2019 567,190 −7,597 −1.32%
2018 574,787 +357 +0.06%
2017 574,430 −2,035 −0.35%
2016 576,465 −1,806 −0.31%
2015 578,271 −796 −0.14%
2014 579,067 −3,975 −0.68%
2013 583,042 −27,310 −4.47%
2012 610,352 −44,413 −6.78%
2011 654,765 −38,150 −5.51%
2010 692,915 −22,683 −3.17%
2009 715,598 +7,868 +1.11%
2008 707,730 −39,779 −5.32%
2007 747,509 −23,438 −3.04%
2006 770,947 +3,860 +0.5%
2005 767,087 −39,215 −4.86%
2004 806,302 −5,465 −0.67%
2003 811,767 −27,955 −3.33%
2002 839,722 −32,882 −3.77%
2001 872,604 +9,081 +1.05%
2000 863,523

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.