Malaria incidence in Namibia

Malaria incidence in Namibia was 7.2 per 1,000 at risk in 2024.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 7.2 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 −1.0per 1,000 at risk 2023: 8.2 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 53rd of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Namibia over time

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New cases per 1,000 people at risk. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Malaria incidence (new cases per 1,000 people at risk), 2000 to 2024
Period Namibia
2024 7.2 per 1,000 at risk
2023 8.2 per 1,000 at risk
2022 7.4 per 1,000 at risk
2021 9.6 per 1,000 at risk
2020 9.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 2.7 per 1,000 at risk
2018 24.6 per 1,000 at risk
2017 44.8 per 1,000 at risk
2016 16.6 per 1,000 at risk
2015 8.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 14.1 per 1,000 at risk
2013 4.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 3.1 per 1,000 at risk
2011 1.8 per 1,000 at risk
2010 1.6 per 1,000 at risk
2009 3.7 per 1,000 at risk
2008 7.4 per 1,000 at risk
2007 12.9 per 1,000 at risk
2006 43.1 per 1,000 at risk
2005 41.8 per 1,000 at risk
2004 68.4 per 1,000 at risk
2003 44.4 per 1,000 at risk
2002 46.9 per 1,000 at risk
2001 69.8 per 1,000 at risk
2000 53.6 per 1,000 at risk

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 from 8.2 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.1 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by −6.9.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 53rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 64.0 per 1,000 at risk.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, World Malaria Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MLR.INCD.P3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, World Malaria Report