The average number of malaria sufferers worldwide exceeds 200 million annually.
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Malaria remains an endemic disease worldwide. Every year, the number of people suffering from this disease, transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, exceeds 200 million. World Health Organization (WHO) data indicates 219 million malaria cases globally in 2019.
However, malaria deaths have been declining since 2004, falling from 759,000 to 409,000 in 2019. This represents a 46.1% decrease over 15 years.
According to WHO reports, malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. The disease is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Pacific, and American regions are also at risk from this mosquito-borne disease.
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