An area chart showing malaria deaths by world region from 2000 to 2020, with Africa having the highest number of deaths.

Area chart displaying estimated annual number of deaths from malaria by world region. Africa shows the highest number of deaths, decreasing from over 800,000 in 2000 to around 550,000 in 2015, then slightly rising towards 600,000 by 2020. Other regions like South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Pacific, and Americas show significantly lower and relatively stable death numbers.

Malaria deaths by world region Estimated annual number of deaths from malaria. 1 million 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Americas Western Pacific Eastern Mediterranean South-East Asia Africa Our World in Data Data source: WHO, Global Malaria Programme (2021) OurWorldinData.org/malaria | CC BY