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Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

294.3 per 1,000 people Nigeria, 2024

Down 1.6% from 299.0 per 1,000 people in 2023.

Modelled estimateYearlySDG 3.3.3

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.MLR.INCD.P3 · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

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Definition
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.
Type of figure
Modelled estimate. Produced by a statistical model that combines surveys and other data, often to fill years without a survey. It is not a direct measurement.
Updated
Yearly
SDG target
3.3.3
Compiled from
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.MLR.INCD.P3)
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Version
Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
Cite this
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MLR.INCD.P3. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

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All years

YearValue
2024294.3 per 1,000 people
2023299.0 per 1,000 people
2022299.0 per 1,000 people
2021299.3 per 1,000 people
2020304.4 per 1,000 people
2019293.0 per 1,000 people
2018291.1 per 1,000 people
2017289.0 per 1,000 people
2016284.8 per 1,000 people
2015283.8 per 1,000 people
2014287.7 per 1,000 people
2013297.8 per 1,000 people
2012316.2 per 1,000 people
2011339.5 per 1,000 people
2010363.4 per 1,000 people
2009390.0 per 1,000 people
2008402.0 per 1,000 people
2007400.6 per 1,000 people
2006398.6 per 1,000 people
2005395.9 per 1,000 people
2004390.1 per 1,000 people
2003382.1 per 1,000 people
2002381.8 per 1,000 people
2001394.5 per 1,000 people
2000401.8 per 1,000 people