Country rankings

Mosquito Deaths by Country

Nigeria has the highest Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) in 2023 (216,719), followed by DR Congo (74,977) and Niger (30,864). Timor-Leste has the lowest (0.01).

78 of 235 countries

Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME), 2023

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 78 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
778
Middle half 16.5 – 8.2K
Average
8,586
78 countries
Lowest (best)
0.01
Timor-Leste
Highest (worst)
216,719
Nigeria

Over time · 2015–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Timor-Leste
  • Bhutan
  • Iran
  • Guatemala
  • Nepal

Data

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78 countries · # = rank by Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME)
#
1Timor-Leste0.01—
2Bhutan0.02—
3Iran0.03—
4Guatemala0.07—
5Nepal0.22—
6Saudi Arabia0.23—
7Panama0.420.01 per 100k
8Ecuador0.85—
9Thailand1.02—
10Honduras1.240.01 per 100k
11Dominican Republic2.460.02 per 100k
12Sao Tome and Principe3.311.49 per 100k
13Eswatini3.650.31 per 100k
14Botswana4.160.17 per 100k
15Bolivia4.690.04 per 100k
16Malaysia10.550.03 per 100k
17Philippines11.920.01 per 100k
18Vietnam12.140.01 per 100k
19Laos12.530.17 per 100k
20Peru15.990.04 per 100k
21Nicaragua17.870.26 per 100k
22Comoros29.833.38 per 100k
23South Africa30.840.05 per 100k
24Cambodia31.570.18 per 100k
25Guyana49.236.03 per 100k
26Namibia62.752.08 per 100k
27Brazil86.960.04 per 100k
28Djibouti1289.22 per 100k
29Afghanistan1330.37 per 100k
30Colombia1410.27 per 100k
31Solomon Islands19322.46 per 100k
32Venezuela2120.83 per 100k
33Indonesia3990.14 per 100k
34Zimbabwe4332.72 per 100k
35Guinea-Bissau44220.37 per 100k
36Eritrea4636.59 per 100k
37Haiti5053.75 per 100k
38Gabon60931.8 per 100k
39Gambia70527.95 per 100k
40Mauritania85218.52 per 100k
41Bangladesh8660.5 per 100k
42Myanmar9831.71 per 100k
43Equatorial Guinea1,16571.61 per 100k
44Somalia1,8588.5 per 100k
45Republic of the Congo2,56341.89 per 100k
46Rwanda2,66719.14 per 100k
47Papua New Guinea2,70824.38 per 100k
48Sudan2,8687.65 per 100k
49Kenya3,2376.21 per 100k
50Senegal4,14922.15 per 100k
51Yemen4,28012.04 per 100k
52Togo4,84756.66 per 100k
53Liberia4,86684.85 per 100k
54South Sudan4,92149.95 per 100k
55Central African Republic5,57584.92 per 100k
56Zambia6,16429.42 per 100k
57Chad7,98841.42 per 100k
58Malawi8,04838.82 per 100k
59Pakistan8,2173.37 per 100k
60Madagascar9,56931.02 per 100k
61Guinea9,78369.02 per 100k
62Sierra Leone10,510131.15 per 100k
63Ethiopia12,23310.79 per 100k
64Benin12,68789.24 per 100k
65Tanzania12,78819.55 per 100k
66Burundi12,96490.82 per 100k
67Angola14,07939.02 per 100k
68India15,7601.09 per 100k
69Ghana16,13148.49 per 100k
70Mozambique16,27348.86 per 100k
71Mali18,75277.4 per 100k
72Burkina Faso21,12887.05 per 100k
73Uganda25,38655.67 per 100k
74Ivory Coast27,31780.73 per 100k
75Cameroon28,20583.25 per 100k
76Niger30,864115.86 per 100k
77DR Congo74,97779.55 per 100k
78Nigeria216,71988.52 per 100k

What correlates with Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,425 other country metrics sharing at least 47 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) tend to score higher on these

  1. Estimated Homeless PopulationHomelessness by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 56
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  2. Roots and TubersVegetable Production by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 76
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  3. Cassava ProductionCassava Production by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 61
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  4. Sweet Potato ConsumptionPotato Consumption by Country
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 51
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  5. Total PEM/Starvation DeathsStarvation Deaths by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 75
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  6. Total # of ProtestantsProtestant Countries
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 74
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) tend to score lower on these

  1. Female Life Expectancy UNLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 78
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  2. Female Life Expectancy WBLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 75
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  3. GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 78
    Plot
  4. Life ExpectancyHappy Planet Index by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 63
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  5. Life Expectancy WBLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 78
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  6. WJP RoLI Order and Security ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 59
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME)?
Nigeria has the highest Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) in 2023, at 216,719, followed by DR Congo (74,977) and Niger (30,864).
Which country has the lowest Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME)?
Timor-Leste has the lowest Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) in 2023, at 0.01.
What is the median Est. Malaria Deaths (IHME) across countries?
The median is 778 across the 78 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this mosquito deaths by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Burden of Disease - Deaths and DALYs - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Global Health Observatory - World Health Organization; Malaria - Our World In Data.

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