Key Takeaways
- Global funding for malaria control was $3.5 billion in 2022, 2% increase from 2021
- Malaria costs Africa $12 billion USD annually in economic losses
- 219 million school days lost yearly due to malaria in Africa
- In 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria cases worldwide, leading to 608,000 deaths, with children under 5 accounting for 76% of all malaria deaths in the African region
- Sub-Saharan Africa bore 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of deaths in 2022
- Plasmodium falciparum causes 99.7% of malaria cases in the WHO African Region
- Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) averted an estimated 1.7 billion cases from 2000-2022
- Indoor residual spraying (IRS) protected 3.2% of at-risk population in 2022
- Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) reached 49 million children in 2022
- Children under 5 years old represented about 80% of all malaria deaths in Africa in 2022
- Pregnant women are 3 times more likely to develop severe malaria
- Severe malaria anemia contributes to 20% of all childhood deaths in Africa
- Nigeria had 27% of global malaria cases in 2022, estimated at 67 million cases
- Democratic Republic of Congo reported 54 million cases, 12% of global total in 2022
- India accounted for 2% of global cases but 47% of cases outside Africa in 2022
In 2022, malaria still caused 608,000 deaths, but funding and prevention gains are helping reduce losses.
Global Burden
Global Burden Interpretation
Interventions and Control
Interventions and Control Interpretation
Mortality and Morbidity
Mortality and Morbidity Interpretation
Regional Distribution
Regional Distribution Interpretation
Vector and Parasite Biology
Vector and Parasite Biology Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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