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World Health Statistics 2009 report just released!
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FACTS AND FIGURES
85: the percentage of malaria deaths that occurred in children under 5 years of age in 2006. This equates to 748 850 children.
109: the number of countries and territories where malaria was present in 2006.
36 million: the number of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) distributed in Africa in 2006. This was almost triple the number distributed in 2004.
Source: World Malaria Report 2008
Last data update:
06 February 2009
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