Table 5. Comparison of public health impact results over 15 years follow-up between the three- and four-dose schedules.

Events averted	6–9m schedule without a 4 th dose	6–9m schedule plus a 4 th dose
DALYs	73,361	96,799
malaria cases	8,504,970	10,826,521
severe malaria cases	200,322	252,709
malaria hospitalisations	166,421	209,943
malaria deaths	52,308	65,987

DALY = disability-adjusted life year.