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.3.1 Malaria-free countries and malaria-endemic countries in phases of control,
pre-elimination, elimination and prevention of reintroduction (end 2007).
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
Fig.4.6 Nineteen African countries with Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITN) sufficient
to cover >20% of the population at risk in 2006-2007 (data from the National Monitoring
Control Programmes (NMCP))
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*
Fig.5.4. Steps from malaria control to elimination
Estimates of populations at low and high risk of malaria by WHO Region, 2006
Table 4.1 Number of countries having adopted WHO-recommended policies and
strategies for malaria control, by WHO Region
Fig. 4.14 Availability of antimalarial drugs to children with fever
Fig. 4.15 Pregnant women who used preventive treatments
Campaign to promote the use of mosquito nets.
