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Malaria Deaths in Africa

October 11, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

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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