Malaria Deaths by Country

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QUESTION

Where are the most deaths of malaria?

ANSWER

Over 90% of the deaths from malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and in children under the age of five. According to the World Health Organisation’s 2011 World Malaria Report, the countries with the five highest numbers of reported malaria deaths for 2010 are (and number of reported deaths): Kenya (26,017 deaths), Democratic Republic of Congo (23,476), Tanzania (15,867), Burkina Faso (9,024) and Uganda (8,431).

However, it is important to note that this indicates the number of reported deaths that were confirmed as malaria; there are other countries in Africa which may have similar levels of malaria mortality but insufficient health infrastructure for accurate diagnosis of cause of death or reporting. Even in countries where reporting levels are high, causes of death are not always accurately determined.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joins Malaria Initiative

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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Malaria

PMI focuses its efforts on the populations most vulnerable to malaria: children under five years of age and pregnant women. Source: IMA World Health

The  Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) became the 16th focus country of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and one of the most important, after having joined the Initiative on November 16, 2010.

 

The DRC is the second largest and third most populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 95 percent of the population – some 69 million people – live in malaria endemic areas and suffer nearly 30 million cases of this treatable and preventable disease. Malaria accounts for nearly half of the deaths of the 620,000 children in DRC who die before their fifth birthday. [Read more…]