Which has higher estimated number of malaria cases, Namibia or Thailand?

Namibia, at 17,315 Cases against 7,878 Cases in Thailand as of 2024.

What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Namibia and Thailand?

9,437 Cases, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Thailand?

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.

Namibia vs Thailand: Estimated number of malaria cases

Namibia

17,315 Cases

in 2024

Thailand

7,878 Cases

in 2024

Namibia rank

57th

Thailand rank

60th

Estimated number of malaria cases over time

Namibia
Thailand

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 17,315 Cases against 7,878 Cases in Thailand, a difference of 9,437 Cases.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.

Namibia ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 60th of 108 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	59,599 Cases	40,197 Cases	19,402 Cases	Namibia
2010s	23,694 Cases	23,325 Cases	369.3 Cases	Namibia
2020s	19,027 Cases	5,772 Cases	13,255 Cases	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher estimated number of malaria cases, Namibia or Thailand?: Namibia, at 17,315 Cases against 7,878 Cases in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in estimated number of malaria cases between Namibia and Thailand?: 9,437 Cases, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Thailand?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Thailand rank globally for estimated number of malaria cases?: Namibia ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 60th of 108 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: 11 August 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.