Brazil vs Malawi: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Brazil
10.30 million Number of people
in 2024
Malawi
11.23 million Number of people
in 2024
Brazil rank
23rd
Malawi rank
22nd
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.23 million Number of people against 10.30 million Number of people in Brazil, a difference of 934,500 Number of people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.69 million Number of people | 13.63 million Number of people | 940,167 Number of people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7.60 million Number of people | 12.27 million Number of people | 4.67 million Number of people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases, Brazil or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11.23 million Number of people against 10.30 million Number of people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases between Brazil and Malawi?
- 934,500 Number of people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Brazil ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).