This Report provides a global update on malaria.  According to the Report, global cases increased by five (5) million (2.04%) from 244 million cases in 2021 to 249 million cases in 2022. The increase was concentrated in five countries (Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea), due to a combination of factors, including catastrophic weather events, population growth and conflict/forced migration. The global number of lives lost to malaria marginally declined from 610,000 deaths in 2021 to 608,000 deaths in 2022. 95% of the deaths were in the WHO African region. In Uganda, the number of malaria cases more than doubled from 1,502,362 cases in 2021 to 3,631,939 cases in 2022. Similarly, the number of lives lost to malaria increased by 52.5% from 3,158 deaths in 2021 to 4,817 deaths in 2022.

World Health Organization (WHO), November 2023 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240086173