What we count
An estimate of symptomatic malaria cases in endemic countries based on reporting and epidemiological models.
New malaria cases this year
How many malaria cases correspond to WHO's latest worldwide annual estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
744,658new hiv infections this year
6,577,808deaths from communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional causes this year
3,040,685deaths of children under five this year
What lies behind this number
An estimate of symptomatic malaria cases in endemic countries based on reporting and epidemiological models.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
Most cases are not counted in one register, and uncertainty is higher where testing and reporting are limited.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from WHO World Malaria Report 2025 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value282,000,000cases
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WHO World Malaria Report 2025
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value282,000,0002024 · cases
Average per day772,090even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WHO World Malaria Report 2025 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2024.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WHO World Malaria Report 2025 and refers to 2024. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- WHO World Malaria Report 2025
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation