Increased Malaria Cases in DRC Exceed 26 Million in 2025, Highlighting Ongoing Public Health Challenges KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 26,064,143 malaria cases in 2025. During that year, the country also reported 29,938 deaths related to the disease. Guy Esebe Dembo, deputy director of the National Malaria Control Programme, shared these figures at a campaign launch in Ituri province. He emphasized that malaria remains the primary public health issue facing the nation. These latest numbers reaffirm the substantial disease burden present in one of Africa’s most malaria-endemic nations.