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Malaria death rate — all countries

Malaria death rate — Low-income countries

Malaria death rate in low-income countries in 2021 — 39.23 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 60.4%.

2021 39.23 per 100k −6.99% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 99.73 per 100k2001
Period minimum 39.05 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Malaria death rate — Low-income countries, 2000–202120406080100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 98.93 per 100k2001: 99.73 per 100k2002: 91.78 per 100k2003: 88.67 per 100k2004: 81.66 per 100k2005: 76.45 per 100k2006: 72.57 per 100k2007: 68.51 per 100k2008: 62.89 per 100k2009: 62.34 per 100k2010: 60.15 per 100k2011: 56.79 per 100k2012: 52.58 per 100k2013: 49.14 per 100k2014: 46.8 per 100k2015: 44.67 per 100k2016: 42.51 per 100k2017: 40.99 per 100k2018: 41.35 per 100k2019: 39.05 per 100k2020: 42.17 per 100k2021: 39.23 per 100k
Change over the period: −59.71 (−60.35%) Average annual rate: -4.31 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 39.23 per 100k
World 7.75 per 100k
Malaria death rate — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 39.23 −2.95 −6.99%
2020 42.17 +3.12 +7.99%
2019 39.05 −2.3 −5.56%
2018 41.35 +0.36 +0.88%
2017 40.99 −1.52 −3.57%
2016 42.51 −2.16 −4.84%
2015 44.67 −2.13 −4.55%
2014 46.8 −2.34 −4.76%
2013 49.14 −3.44 −6.54%
2012 52.58 −4.21 −7.41%
2011 56.79 −3.36 −5.59%
2010 60.15 −2.2 −3.52%
2009 62.34 −0.54 −0.86%
2008 62.89 −5.63 −8.21%
2007 68.51 −4.06 −5.59%
2006 72.57 −3.88 −5.07%
2005 76.45 −5.21 −6.38%
2004 81.66 −7.01 −7.91%
2003 88.67 −3.11 −3.39%
2002 91.78 −7.95 −7.97%
2001 99.73 +0.8 +0.81%
2000 98.93 — —

About the indicator

The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people, according to the WHO global burden of disease estimates. The rate converts absolute numbers into a measure of risk: by number of deaths the most populous countries of Africa come first, and by mortality per 100,000 those where transmission goes on year-round and prevention is weaker. This series, unlike the absolute one, also contains countries with zero values.

Important: The WHO burden of disease estimates are recalculated in full retroactively, so values for past years change in new releases — that is a refinement of the model, not a change in the situation.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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