Title: Malaria cases are concentrated in a few central and eastern states
Subtitle: New malaria cases per 100,000 people, by state (2020)
Key takeaway: In 2020, malaria incidence was highest in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, with Jharkhand next; the burden is concentrated in a small set of states. Also, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat contribute to nearly half of all malaria cases.
Source: Global Burden of Disease (GBD); Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Attribution: Data For India | CC BY
🧵 India has seen a sharp decline in the incidence of malaria, sharper than in the rest of the world.
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