TABLE 3.
Malaria mortality and human population by geographical region for the 20th centurya
| Region, population, and mortality | Population and mortality data for yr:
|
Possible margin of error (fold [×/÷]) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 1997 | ||
| Europe and North America | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 517 | 651 | 767 | 928 | 1,013 | 1,028 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 80,000 | 70,000 | 10,000 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 1.547 | 1.075 | 0.13 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 2 |
| Central America and Caribbean | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 24 | 34 | 51 | 89 | 145 | 161 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 40,000 | 60,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 1,200 | 500 | 2 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 7.84 | 4.49 | 0.083 | 0.031 | 2 |
| South America | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 40 | 70 | 111 | 189 | 298 | 313 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | ?2,000 | ?3,000 | 3,500 | 1,800 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 2.5 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | ?0.5 | ?0.4 | 0.315 | 0.095 | 0.084 | 0.112 | 2.5 |
| Middle East, South Asia, and Western Pacific | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 552 | 719 | 953 | 1,363 | 2,163 | 2,341 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 2,500,000 | 2,700,000 | 625,000 | 57,000 | 107,100 | 65,000 | 2 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 6.56 | 0.418 | 0.495 | 0.278 | 2 |
| China and North East Asia | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 389 | 465 | 620 | 756 | 1,237 | 1,314 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 300,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 150,000 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 7.71 | 10.8 | 4.85 | 1.98 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 2 |
| Africa, sub-Sahara | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 94 | 111 | 167 | 280 | 532 | 602 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 210,000 | 240,000 | 307,000 | 300,000 | 787,000 | 990,000 | 1.5 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 18.4 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 1.5 |
| World | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 1,616 | 2,050 | 2,669 | 3,605 | 5,388 | 5,759 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 3,132,000 | 3,573,000 | 1,285,000 | 578,800 | 897,000 | 1,059,000 | 1.5 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 4.82 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 1.84 | 1.5 |
| World minus Africa, sub-Sahara | |||||||
| Population (millions) | 1,522 | 1,939 | 2,502 | 3,325 | 4,856 | 5,157 | |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria | 2,922,000 | 3,333,000 | 978,000 | 248,000 | 110,900 | 69,000 | 1.5 |
| Annual no. of deaths from malaria/10,000 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 3.91 | 0.748 | 0.228 | 0.134 | 1.5 |
a
The data are as prepared for The World Health Report, 1999 (210). See the Appendix for further details.