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

0.59 per 1,000 population at risk, with Venezuela ahead.

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

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.

Namibia vs Venezuela: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)

Namibia

7.2 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Venezuela

7.79 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Namibia rank

53rd

Venezuela rank

52nd

Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) over time

Namibia
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 7.79 per 1,000 population at risk against 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk in Namibia, a difference of 0.59 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 52nd of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.21 per 1,000 population at risk	3.09 per 1,000 population at risk	36.11 per 1,000 population at risk	Namibia
2010s	12.15 per 1,000 population at risk	14.95 per 1,000 population at risk	2.8 per 1,000 population at risk	Venezuela
2020s	8.34 per 1,000 population at risk	11.68 per 1,000 population at risk	3.34 per 1,000 population at risk	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Namibia or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 7.79 per 1,000 population at risk against 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Namibia and Venezuela?: 0.59 per 1,000 population at risk, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Venezuela rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Namibia ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 52nd 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: 29 October 2026

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