Brazil vs Peru: Incidence of malaria
Brazil
3.75 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Peru
3.25 per 1,000 population at risk
in 2024
Brazil rank
55th
Peru rank
57th
Incidence of malaria over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk against 3.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Peru, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 population at risk.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 55th and Peru ranks 57th of 107 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.65 per 1,000 population at risk | 8.8 per 1,000 population at risk | 4.85 per 1,000 population at risk | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.41 per 1,000 population at risk | 4.94 per 1,000 population at risk | 0.47 per 1,000 population at risk | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.64 per 1,000 population at risk | 2.45 per 1,000 population at risk | 1.19 per 1,000 population at risk | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of malaria, Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk against 3.25 per 1,000 population at risk in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.5 per 1,000 population at risk, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for incidence of malaria?
- Brazil ranks 55th and Peru ranks 57th 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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About this data
Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.