QUESTION
How many humans die of malaria in Africa?
ANSWER
According to the World Health Organization’s Roll Back Malaria programme (Roll Back Malaria – Key Facts), 665,000 people died from malaria globally in 2010, with 91% or 596,000 people dying in Africa alone. Eighty-six (86%) of deaths were in children under five years of age.
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