Trends in Malaria cases

Since 2002, the malaria incidence rate in countries supported by the Global Fund has dropped by 29%, even though the population in those countries has increased by 43%.

In 2023, the Global Fund partnership accelerated the equitable deployment of tools for malaria prevention, testing and treatment and continued to build strong, climate-resilient health systems.

In 2022, there were 249 million malaria cases worldwide – 94% of them in sub-Saharan Africa.

Without access to treatment, these infections can be deadly.

In malaria-endemic areas, families with young children face the grim reality that their child may not survive a malaria infection.

In 2022, 76% of the 608,000 malaria deaths worldwide were in children under 5.