Nigeria vs Uganda: Malaria cases reported

Nigeria

21.37 million

in 2024

Uganda

11.18 million

in 2024

Nigeria rank

2nd

Uganda rank

4th

Malaria cases reported over time

Nigeria currently reports 21.37 million against 11.18 million in Uganda, a difference of 10.19 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uganda ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th of 107 countries.

Indicator: Malaria cases reported
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). WHO compiles data on reported cases of malaria, submitted by the national m
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 2,450 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Reported cases of malaria are the number of confirmed cases of malaria (confirmed by slide examination or RDT).