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

0.89 per 1,000 population at risk, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu 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.

Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe: Incidence of malaria

Vanuatu

12.25 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Zimbabwe

11.36 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Vanuatu rank

49th

Zimbabwe rank

50th

Incidence of malaria over time

Vanuatu
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 12.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 11.36 per 1,000 population at risk in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.89 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vanuatu	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	130.38 per 1,000 population at risk	102.71 per 1,000 population at risk	27.68 per 1,000 population at risk	Vanuatu
2010s	24.06 per 1,000 population at risk	79.59 per 1,000 population at risk	55.53 per 1,000 population at risk	Zimbabwe
2020s	9 per 1,000 population at risk	42.3 per 1,000 population at risk	33.3 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, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe?: Vanuatu, at 12.25 per 1,000 population at risk against 11.36 per 1,000 population at risk in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?: 0.89 per 1,000 population at risk, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Zimbabwe rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Vanuatu ranks 49th 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.