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

4.16 per 1,000 population at risk, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Incidence of malaria

Namibia

7.2 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Zimbabwe

11.36 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Namibia rank

53rd

Zimbabwe rank

50th

Incidence of malaria over time

Namibia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.36 per 1,000 population at risk against 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk in Namibia, a difference of 4.16 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Namibia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.21 per 1,000 population at risk	102.71 per 1,000 population at risk	63.5 per 1,000 population at risk	Zimbabwe
2010s	12.15 per 1,000 population at risk	79.59 per 1,000 population at risk	67.44 per 1,000 population at risk	Zimbabwe
2020s	8.34 per 1,000 population at risk	42.3 per 1,000 population at risk	33.96 per 1,000 population at risk	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Namibia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 11.36 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 Zimbabwe?: 4.16 per 1,000 population at risk, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Namibia ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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.