This Report provides a global update on malaria prevalence. According to the Report, global malaria cases increased by 5.6% from 249 million cases in 2022 to 263 million cases in 2023. The global number of lives lost to malaria marginally declined from 608,000 deaths in 2022 to 597,000 deaths in 2023. Approximately, 95% of the deaths occurred in the African Region, with the following countries accounting for the heaviest estimated burden of malaria cases: Nigeria (26%), Democratic Republic of Congo (13%), Uganda (5%), Ethiopia (4%) and Mozambique (4%).

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