21. Conquering Malaria

Table 21.3: Malaria-related Mortality and Morbidity, Africa, 2000

Malaria-related Mortality and Morbidity, Africa, 2000
		Percentage affected by age in years
Condition	Number (range)	0-4	5-14	≥15
Mortality and Morbidity
Malaria-specific mortality	1,144,572^a (702,957-1,605,448)	65	19	16
Maternal mortality (anemia)	5,300	n.a.	n.a.	100
Infant mortality (pregnancy related)	71,000-190,000	100	n.a.	n.a.
Fatal adverse events from malaria drugs	2,300	100	Unknown	Unknown
HIV from blood transfusion necessitated by malaria	5,300-8,500	100		—
Epilepsy-related mortality after cerebral malaria	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Malaria-related anemia, undernutrition, and HIV mortality	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Episodes of malaria (thousands)	213,549 (134,322-324,617)	51	35	14
Illness days from malaria (thousands)	803,699 (494,416-1,298,872)	69	21	10
Neurocognitive sequelae after CM
Hemiparesis	360-400	100		Unknown
Quadriparesis	770-860	100		Unknown
Hearing impairment	650-730	100		Unknown
Visual impairment	300-330	100		Unknown
Behavioral difficulties	1,540-1,720	100		Unknown
Language deficits	7,000-7,800	100		Unknown
Epilepsy	2,700-3,000	100		Unknown
Effects on cognition	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Source: Breman, Alilio, and Mills 2004; Snow and others 2003.

n.a. = not applicable.

— = not available.

Note: Figures in parentheses are interquartile ranges.

a. WHO (2002b) reports 1,124,000 deaths from malaria.