Table 3. Number of pregnancies at risk of P. falciparum and/or P. vivax malaria by WHO regional office in 2007 (in millions) (column %).
WHORO Region | P. falciparum Transmissiona | P. vivax Transmissiona | Any Species | ||
Stable Transmissionb | Unstable Transmissionb | Overall | Overall | Overall | |
AFRO | 29.6 (54.1) | 0.4 (1.2) | 30.0 (35.1) | 3.6 (3.9) | 30.3 (24.2) |
EMRO/EURO | 4.0 (7.3) | 4.2 (13.7) | 8.2 (9.6) | 10.4 (11.2) | 13.1 (10.5) |
AMRO | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.6 (5.2) | 3.0 (3.5) | 2.9 (3.1) | 4.3 (3.4) |
SEARO/WPRO | 19.7 (36.1) | 24.5 (79.9) | 44.2 (51.8) | 76.0 (81.8) | 77.4 (61.8) |
Global | 54.7 | 30.6 | 85.3 | 92.9 | 125.2 |
Similar tables with risk estimates by continent and by pregnancy outcome (live-birth, induced abortions, stillbirths, and miscarriages) are provided in Tables S1, S2, S3.
Includes countries where P. falciparum and P. vivax co-exist.
Stable transmission, ≥1 autochthonous P. falciparum cases per 10,000 people per annum; unstable transmission, <1 autochthonous P. falciparum cases per 10,000 people per annum [15].
MEC, malaria endemic countries; TPR, total pregnancy rate; WHORO, World Health Organization Regional Office.