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Countries and territories certified malaria-free by WHO

Certification of malaria elimination, 1955–2025

Countries that have achieved at least 3 consecutive years of zero indigenous cases are eligible to apply for a WHO certification of malaria-free status.

Country/territoryCountries certified
malaria-free a, b, c, d, e 		Countries where malaria never existed or disappeared without specific measures f
Africa  
Algeria2019 
Cabo Verde2024 
Lesotho 2012
Mauritius1973 
Seychelles 2012
Eastern Mediterranean  
Jordan 2012
Egypt2024 
Kuwait 1963
Lebanon 2012
Libya 2012
Morocco2010 
Qatar 2012
Tunisia 2012
United Arab Emirates2007 
Europe  
Albania 2012
Andorra 2012
Armenia2011 
Austria 1963
Azerbaijan 2023 
Belarus 2012
Belgium 1963
Bosnia and Herzegovina1973 
Bulgaria1965 
Croatia1973 
Cyprus1967 
Czechia 1963
Denmark 1963
Estonia 2012
Finland 1963
France (Metropolitan) 2012
La Réunion (France)1979 
Georgia2025 
Germany 1964
Greece 2012
Hungary1964 
Iceland 1963
Ireland 1963
Israel 2012
Italy1970 
Kazakhstan 2012
Kyrgyzstan2016 
Latvia 2012
Lithuania 2012
Luxembourg 2012
Malta 1963
Monaco 1963
Montenegro1973 
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)1970 
Norway 1963
Poland1967 
Portugal1973 
Republic of Moldova 2012
Republic of North Macedonia1973 
Romania1967 
Russian Federation 2012
San Marino 1963
Serbia1973 
Slovakia 1963
Slovenia1973 
Spain1964 
Sweden 1963
Switzerland 1963
Tajikistan 2023 
Turkmenistan2010 
Ukraine 2012
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1963
Uzbekistan2018 
Americas  
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Argentina2019 
Bahamas 2012
Barbados 1968
Belize2023 
Canada 1965
Chile 1968
Cuba1973 
Dominica1966 
El Salvador2021 
Grenada1962 
Jamaica1966 
Paraguay2018 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2012
Saint Lucia1962 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2012
Trinidad and Tobago1965 
United States of America1970 
Uruguay 2012
South-East Asia  
Maldives2015 
Sri Lanka2016 
Western Pacific  
Australia1981 
Brunei Darussalam1987 
China2021 
Cook Islands 1963
Fiji 1963
Japan 2012
Kiribati 2012
Marshall Islands 1963
Micronesia (Federated States of) 1963
Mongolia 1963
Nauru 1963
New Zealand 1963
Niue 1963
Palau 1963
Samoa 1963
Singapore1982 
Tonga 1963
Tuvalu 2012

 

Notes:
a) Until 1987, the register was known as the “WHO official register of areas where malaria eradication has been achieved”.
b) For the purpose of this publication, reference is made to the official name of WHO Member States as of 11 June 2018.
c) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (northern) was certified as malaria-free in June 1961.
d) Taiwan (China) was certified malaria-free in November 1965.
e) La Reunion is a French overseas region which was certified malaria-free independently from Metropolitan France.
f) These countries are added to the Supplementary list.

Last update: 15 January 2025