Table 3 Estimated number of malaria deaths by WHO region, 2010–2017
From: Greater political commitment needed to eliminate malaria
| Â | Number of deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
African | 555 000 | 517 000 | 489 000 | 467 000 | 446 000 | 432 000 | 413 000 | 403 000 |
Americas | 480 | 450 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 320 | 460 | 630 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 8070 | 7280 | 7340 | 6750 | 8520 | 8660 | 8160 | 8300 |
European | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South-East Asia | 39 800 | 32 800 | 28 400 | 21 800 | 24 100 | 25 200 | 25 600 | 19 700 |
Western Pacific | 3770 | 3340 | 3850 | 4600 | 4420 | 2860 | 3510 | 3620 |
World | 607Â 000 | 561Â 000 | 529Â 000 | 500Â 000 | 483Â 000 | 469Â 000 | 451Â 000 | 435Â 000 |
World (children aged under 5 years) | 444 600 | 405 000 | 371 000 | 344 000 | 322 000 | 302 000 | 283 000 | 266 000 |