Benin - Notified cases of malaria

383.5 (cases per 100,000 people) in 2021

Benin malaria cases was at level of 383.5 cases per 100,000 people in 2021, up from 378.2 cases per 100,000 people previous year, this is a change of 1.40%.

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Malaria incidence is expressed as the number of new cases of malaria per 100,000 people each year. The number of cases reported is adjusted to take into account incompleteness in reporting systems, patients seeking treatment in the private sector, self-medicating or not seeking treatment at all, and potential over-diagnosis through the lack of laboratory confirmation of cases.