Report on the Situation of Malaria in the Americas 2000 - 2015

General Situation in endemic countries

The number of malaria cases in the Region of the Americas declined by 62% (1,181,095 to 45,242) between 2000 and 2015 (figure 1). In the same period malaria-related deaths has declined by 61.2% (410 in 2000 to 159 deaths in 2015). AN estimated 7.2 million cases and 3.200...