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. 2014 Dec 31;9(12):e115714. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115714

Table 1. 34 malaria-eliminating countries, sorted by identified national target malaria elimination goals.

Country WB Country Code National elimination goal
Azerbaijan1 AZE 2014
Solomon Islands* SLB 2014
Sri Lanka LKA 2014
Vanuatu* VUT 2014
Algeria DZA 2015
Botswana BWA 2015
Cape Verde CPV 2015
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2015
Republic of Korea KOR 2015
Sao Tome and Principe STP 2015
Saudi Arabia SAU 2015
Swaziland SWZ 2015
Tajikistan TJK 2015
Turkey TUR 2015
Uzbekistan UZB 2015
Bhutan BTN 2016
South Africa ZAF 2018
Belize2 BLZ 2020
China CHN 2020
Costa Rica2 CRI 2020
Dominican Republic2 DOM 2020
El Salvador2 SLV 2020
Malaysia MYS 2020
Mexico2 MEX 2020
Namibia NAM 2020
Nicaragua2 NIC 2020
Panama2 PAN 2020
Philippines* PHL 2020
Vietnam VEN 2030
Argentina ARG NNG
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK NNG
Iran (Islamic Rep.) IRN NNG
Paraguay PRY NNG
Thailand THA NNG

*Provincial goals, therefore 2030 is assumed for national goal.

NNG: No National Goal. If no national elimination goal is identified, 2030 is assumed unless otherwise noted in methodology.

1

Azerbaijan's national goal for elimination was by 2013; however authors have assumed 2014 since no declaration of elimination has been reported.

2

Elimination goal of 2020 declared under the EMMIE regional initiative.