Ghana: number of malaria deaths by age group

From 2008 to 2019, deaths in Ghana resulting from malaria have been most prevalent among children under the age of five, followed by people aged 15 to 49 years. Malaria affected a large number of people in Ghana throughout the years, causing roughly 21.6 thousand deaths in 2019. Pregnant women and infants are generally the most vulnerable to malarial infection.

Although the number of malaria deaths has decreased over the years, it has remained one of the leading cause of illnesses and deaths in the country. Most malaria cases and deaths are found in the Africa region, compared to the rest of the world.

Number of deaths from malaria in Ghana from 2008 to 2019, by age group

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IHME Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

2022

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Region

Ghana

Survey time period

2008 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
The source does not specify the publication date. The release date is the date the statistic was accessed.

Infected Anopheles mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting malaria parasites from person to person.

The source includes the following information: "In the visualizations we provide estimates of the total number of deaths from the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2000 to 2015, and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Burden of Disease (GBD) from 1990 to 2017. These estimates are notably different across various countries which affects the total number of reported deaths. IHME figures, as shown, tend to be higher; they report deaths of 658,000 in 2015 versus only 438,000 from the WHO".

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