Malaria Reaches 33,000 Cases in One Year in Yanomami Land; Nearly Half Are Children up to 9 Years Old
Disease, with high incidence among young people as well, increased 10% compared to 2023
Mar.11.2025 10:18PM
The Ministry of Health recorded 33.3 thousand malaria cases in the Yanomami Indigenous Land in 2024, a number higher than the territory’s own population – which consists of 27.1 thousand Indigenous people, according to the 2022 census by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics).
Of the 33.3 thousand reported cases, 14,672 (44%) were in children aged 0 to 9 years. This is the age group with the highest incidence, followed by 10 to 19 years old, with 8,889 cases (26.6%).
The disease notifications in 2024 represent a 10.2% increase compared to 2023, when there were 30.2 thousand cases, and a 118% increase from 2022, when 15.3 thousand cases were recorded.
The data, compiled by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Health and Environmental Surveillance, was obtained by Folha through the Freedom of Information Law.
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