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Malaria death rate — Sub-Saharan Africa

Malaria death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 — 50.43 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 58%.

2021 50.43 per 100k −5.91% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 120.09 per 100k2000
Period minimum 50.29 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Malaria death rate — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2021406080100120140200020032006200920122015201820212000: 120.09 per 100k2001: 118.96 per 100k2002: 108.43 per 100k2003: 105.26 per 100k2004: 101.75 per 100k2005: 91.14 per 100k2006: 93.23 per 100k2007: 88.28 per 100k2008: 81.16 per 100k2009: 79.28 per 100k2010: 74.31 per 100k2011: 68.85 per 100k2012: 63.24 per 100k2013: 59.04 per 100k2014: 57 per 100k2015: 55.32 per 100k2016: 53.44 per 100k2017: 52.53 per 100k2018: 52.23 per 100k2019: 50.29 per 100k2020: 53.6 per 100k2021: 50.43 per 100k
Change over the period: −69.66 (−58%) Average annual rate: -4.05 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 50.43 per 100k
World 7.75 per 100k
Malaria death rate — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 50.43 −3.17 −5.91%
2020 53.6 +3.31 +6.59%
2019 50.29 −1.94 −3.72%
2018 52.23 −0.3 −0.57%
2017 52.53 −0.9 −1.69%
2016 53.44 −1.88 −3.4%
2015 55.32 −1.68 −2.95%
2014 57 −2.04 −3.46%
2013 59.04 −4.2 −6.64%
2012 63.24 −5.61 −8.15%
2011 68.85 −5.46 −7.35%
2010 74.31 −4.97 −6.27%
2009 79.28 −1.88 −2.32%
2008 81.16 −7.11 −8.06%
2007 88.28 −4.95 −5.31%
2006 93.23 +2.09 +2.29%
2005 91.14 −10.61 −10.43%
2004 101.75 −3.51 −3.33%
2003 105.26 −3.17 −2.92%
2002 108.43 −10.53 −8.85%
2001 118.96 −1.13 −0.94%
2000 120.09 — —

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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