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There were 247 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2021, resulting in an estimated 619,000 deaths. [97] The infection is most prevalent in Africa, where 94% of malaria deaths occur. Children under five years of age are most affected, and 67% of malaria deaths occurred in this age group. 80% of the infection is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, 7% ...
Ahead of World Malaria Day, 25 April 2021, WHO named 25 countries in which it is working to eliminate malaria by 2025 as part of its E-2025 initiative. [304] A major challenge to malaria elimination is the persistence of malaria in border regions, making international cooperation crucial. [305]
Malaria remains one of the continent's deadliest diseases, killing nearly half a million children each year under the age of five. In 2021, Africa accounted for about 95% of global malaria cases ...
An Ethiopian child with malaria, a disease with an annual death rate of 619,000 as of 2021. [ 18 ] Malaria has had multiple documented temporary epidemics in otherwise non-affected or low-prevalence areas, but the vast majority of its deaths are due to its constant prevalence in affected areas.
Malaria deaths declined steadily between 2000 and 2019, from 864,000 to 576,000. They rose during the pandemic, and an estimated 608,000 people died of the disease last year, mainly young children.
World Malaria Day 2022: "Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives." [16] World Malaria Day 2019-2020-2021: "Zero malaria starts with me" [17] World Malaria Day 2018: "Ready to beat malaria" World Malaria Day 2017: "LETS Close The Gap" World Malaria Day 2016: "End Malaria For Good" [18] [19] [20]
A 2021 study using a high spatial resolution model and an updated concentration-response function finds that 10.2 million global excess deaths in 2012 and 8.7 million in 2018 – or a fifth [dubious – discuss] – were due to air pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion, significantly higher than earlier estimates and with spatially ...
In October 2021, the vaccine was endorsed by the World Health Organization for "broad use" in children, making it the first malaria vaccine to receive this recommendation. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The vaccine was prequalified by WHO in July 2022. [ 3 ]