**Malaria deaths •660 000 estimated malaria deaths globally •91% of deaths are in Africa •86% of deaths are in children under 5 years of age •80% of estimated malaria deaths occur in just 14 countries **Malaria cases •219 million malaria cases worldwide •80% of estimated cases occur in 17 countries.(Nigeria) •The Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Nigeria account for 40% of estimated malaria cases Population at risk •3.3 billion (half of the world population) Number of countries affected •104 Progress • Malaria mortality rates have fallen by more than 25% globally since 2000 •In Africa, the reduction has been by 33% •Progress has been faster in countries with lower numbers of cases and deaths •50 countries are on track to reduce their malaria case incidence rates by 75%, in line with World Health **Assembly and Roll Back Malaria targets for 2015 •These 50 countries only account for 3% (7 million) of the total estimated malaria cases **Economic cost of the disease •Annual economic burden of malaria is estimated at least US$ 12 billion per year of direct losses in Africa, plus many times more than that in lost economic growth courtesy: WHO website
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 21:21:10 +0000
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