One-Page Fact Sheet for World Malaria Report 2009
- Half of the world's population is at risk of malaria
- An estimated 243 million malaria cases occurred in 2008
- An estimated 863 000 malaria deaths occurred in 2008; 767 000 of those (89%) occurred in Africa.
Table comparing financing outputs, coverage, and impact in 2008
| 2006 (comparison period unless otherwise noted) |
2008 (unless otherwise noted) |
|
| Financing - global | ||
| Commitments (US$, in billions) | 0.3 (2003) |
1.7 (2009) |
| Disbursements (US$, in millions) | 592 |
652 (2007) |
| Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) - African Region | ||
| Number ordered (in millions) | 45 |
57 |
| Model-based estimates of coverage | ||
| Household ITN ownership (at least 1 ITN), % | 17 |
31 |
| Number of countries with > 50% household ITN ownership | 2 of 35 (6%) |
13 of 35 (37%) |
| ITN use in children < 5 years old, % | --- |
24 |
| Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) - African Region | ||
| Children with fever in last 2 weeks treated with an ACT, % | 3 |
16 |
| Diagnostics – African Region | ||
| Reported malaria cases that were tested, % | 8 |
22 |
| Indoor residual spraying (IRS) - African Region | ||
| Number of persons protected (in millions) | 14 |
59 |
| Intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) for pregnant women - African Region | ||
| Pregnant women receiving two doses of IPT, % | 22 (13 country surveys, 2006) |
20 (9 different country surveys, 2007–2008) |
| Impact: number of countries that achieved > 50% reduction in malaria cases in 2008 compared to 2000 | ||
| African Region, high burden | --- |
4 of 35 (11%) |
| African Region, low burden | --- |
5 of 7 (71%) |
| Outside of African Region | --- |
29 of 56 (52%) |