Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a

parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito

which feeds on humans.

212,000,000
Cases of Malaria in
2015
429,000 Deaths from
Malaria in 2015

Malaria takes the life of a child

every two seconds

Progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality between

2000 and 2015 was made possible by large increases in the
financing of malaria control and elimination programs.

62% decline in 6.8 million cases

mortality rate have been averted
globally (2000-2015) since 2001
6.6 million of those
cases were children
under the age of 5
35% decline in
years
mortality rate for
children under 5 years
(2010-2015)

Spending on research and

development for malaria rose
from $607 million in 2010 to
$611 million in 2014

Sources: World Health Organization (WHO)