What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Brazil and Namibia?

3.45 per 1,000 population at risk, with Namibia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Namibia: Incidence of malaria

Brazil

3.75 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Namibia

7.2 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Brazil rank

55th

Namibia rank

53rd

Incidence of malaria over time

Brazil
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk against 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk in Brazil, a difference of 3.45 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Brazil ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 53rd of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.65 per 1,000 population at risk	39.21 per 1,000 population at risk	25.56 per 1,000 population at risk	Namibia
2010s	5.41 per 1,000 population at risk	12.15 per 1,000 population at risk	6.75 per 1,000 population at risk	Namibia
2020s	3.64 per 1,000 population at risk	8.34 per 1,000 population at risk	4.7 per 1,000 population at risk	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Brazil or Namibia?: Namibia, at 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk against 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Brazil and Namibia?: 3.45 per 1,000 population at risk, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Brazil ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 53rd of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
Unit: per 1,000 population at risk
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 141 places, 3,452 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.