Malaria Statistics

Although local transmission of malaria frequently occurred in Minnesota over 100 years ago, all of the cases reported in Minnesota residents in recent years have occurred in recent immigrants and travelers to foreign countries. Since 2010, an average of 50-60 cases of malaria have been reported in Minnesota residents each year. The majority of cases likely acquired malaria in Africa with Liberia, Nigeria, and Kenya being the most commonly reported exposure locations.

Annual Summary Statistics

• Malaria: Annual Summary of Reportable Diseases
  The Minnesota Department of Health collects information on infectious diseases for the purposes of determining disease impact, assessing trends in disease occurrence, characterizing affected populations, prioritizing control efforts, and evaluating prevention strategies, and reports statistics annually.  Note: There are no listings for years in which there were no cases reported. The annual summary archives available on the web go back to 1997.

National and World Statistics

• CDC: Where Malaria Occurs
  Overview of where malaria has been reported around the world.
• WHO: Malaria
  Global malaria data and interactive map.