Deaths from Malaria
Worldwide Deaths from Malaria: Up to 3 million people will die each year from the disease.1 ... At least 2.7 million people die annually.2
Death statistics for Malaria: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Malaria:
- Malaria death statistics by worldwide region:
- About 1,136,000 deaths from malaria in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 1,000 deaths from malaria in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 65,000 deaths from malaria in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 2,000 deaths from malaria in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 57,000 deaths from malaria in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 11,000 deaths from malaria in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Malaria, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID
2. excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID
Last revision: June 2, 2003
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