Which has higher estimated number of malaria cases, Brazil or Zimbabwe?

Brazil, at 161,548 Cases against 148,833 Cases in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Brazil and Zimbabwe?

12,715 Cases, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Estimated number of malaria cases

Brazil

161,548 Cases

in 2024

Zimbabwe

148,833 Cases

in 2024

Brazil rank

47th

Zimbabwe rank

48th

Estimated number of malaria cases over time

Brazil
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 161,548 Cases against 148,833 Cases in Zimbabwe, a difference of 12,715 Cases.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 109 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	505,899 Cases	1.01 million Cases	500,434 Cases	Zimbabwe
2010s	219,141 Cases	895,222 Cases	676,081 Cases	Zimbabwe
2020s	155,415 Cases	529,112 Cases	373,697 Cases	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher estimated number of malaria cases, Brazil or Zimbabwe?: Brazil, at 161,548 Cases against 148,833 Cases in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Brazil and Zimbabwe?: 12,715 Cases, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for estimated number of malaria cases?: Brazil ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Estimated number of malaria cases
Unit: Cases
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,722 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

The World Health Organization publishes estimates of the total number of malaria cases, based on confirmed and suspected cases submitted by national programs, and taking underreporting into account.