QUESTION: What are the statistics of malaria? ANSWER: If you mean the number of cases worldwide and the number of deaths, then the statistics are as follows: the World Health Organization estimates that approximately half the world's population are at risk from malaria infection, and as a result, there are somewhere between 300 and 500 million cases of malaria every year, … [Read more...]
EDITORIAL – Reflections on World Malaria Day 2011
How far have we come in the last four years? Four years ago, it was estimated that a child died every 30 seconds from malaria, and that more than a million people each year were killed by this devastating and debilitating disease. Four years ago, the malaria advocacy partnership Roll Back Malaria organized the first World Malaria Day, and published the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP), which … [Read more...]
How Many Deaths Result from Malaria?
QUESTION: Can you tell me, how many deaths result from malaria till today? ANSWER A lot! I think it is impossible to get an exact number, or even a decent guess - data on malaria deaths even in modern times are estimates at the best of times, and we have no way of knowing how many people were exposed to and/or died of malaria in ancient times. Current estimates as to the annual number … [Read more...]
How many people die from malaria annually?
QUESTION: How many people die each year from malaria? ANSWER: There is a wide range of estimates for the total number of deaths caused by malaria, but the World Health Organisation generally reports "around a million" deaths each year from the disease, out of somewhere between 300-500 million cases. In total, it is estimated that 3.3 billion people are at risk from malaria, which is … [Read more...]
Is it rare to die if you get malaira?
QUESTION: Is it rare to die if you get malaria? I know that every 45 seconds somebody dies from malaira, I just want to know if it is rare or not. What percentage of people who get malaria die? ANSWER: There isn't an easy answer to this question. The risk of death depends on the kind of malaria you get, your previous exposure to malaria and how fast you get treatment. P. falciparum is … [Read more...]