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Estimates of populations at low and high risk of malaria by WHO Region, 2006

Population at risk (millions) Population % any risk Total at risk Low risk High risk High risk (as % of any risk) 
Africa  774 84 % 647 61 586 91 %
Americas 895 15 % 137 76 61 45 %
Eastern Mediterranean 540 55 % 295 230 66 22 %
Europe  887 2 % 22 19 2 11 %
South-East Asia 1 721 77 % 1 319 863 457 35 %
Western Pacific  1 763 50 % 888 833 54 6 %
World 6 581 50 % 3 308 2 082 1 226 37 %


Estimates of cases compared with NMCP* reports, by WHO Region, 2006

Cases (Thousands) Reported % Falciparum Estimated Lower Upper Reported/ Estimated (%)
Africa 83 618 98 % 212 000 152 000 287 000 36 %
Americas 1 042 29 % 2 700 2 400 3 200 39 %
Eastern Mediterranean  2 914 76 % 8 100 7 000 11 400 84 %
Europe 2 2 % 4 4 5 63 %
South-East Asia 4 338 56 % 21 000 19 000 29 000 20 %
Western Pacific  2 133 67 % 2 200 1 500 3 200 95 %
World 94 048 92 % 247 000 189 000 327 000 37 %


Estimates of deaths compared with NMCP* reports, by WHO Region, 2006

Deaths (Thousands)  Reported (all ages)  Reported (% < 5 years)  Estimated (all ages)  Lower Upper Reported/ Estimated (%)
Africa 156 88 % 801 529 1 126 20 %
Americas 0 29 % 3 2 3 8 %
Eastern Mediterranean 2 76 % 38 20 60 5 %
Europe 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 %
South-East Asia 2 35 % 36 24 50 5 %
Western Pacific 1 40 % 4 2 6 33 %
World 161 85 % 881 610 1 212 18 %

*NMCP : National Malaria Control Programmes

Source: WHO, World Malaria Report (2008) ,
Chapter 3: Estimated burden of Malaria in 2006, p.10.

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Fig.3.2. Number of people estimated to be at low and high risk of malaria, by WHO Region, 2006

Fig.3.5. Nineteen countries estimated to have 90% of cases in the African Region, 2006*

Fig.3.6 Ten countries estimated to have 90% of cases in regions other than Africa, 2006*

Fig.3.9 Eighteen countries estimated to have 90% of malaria deaths in the African Region, 2006

Fig.3.10 Seven countries estimated to have 90% of malaria deaths in regions other than Africa, 2006

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Fig.4.7 Nine countries in the Americas, South-East Asia and Western Pacific with Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITN) sufficient to cover > 10% of the population at risk in 2006-2007 data from the National Monitoring Control Programmes (NMCP))

Fig.4.8 Household surveys of :  (a) Insecticide-Treated Net ownership,  (b) use by children < 5 years and (c) pregnant women, Africa, 2006–2007

Fig.4.10 Countries in: (a) the African and (b) other regions where > 5% of the population at risk was protected by Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in 2006*

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Estimates of populations at low and high risk of malaria by WHO Region, 2006

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Fig. 4.15 Pregnant women who used preventive treatments

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