Africa: A Child Dies Every Minute From Malaria in Africa

25 April 2015

A child dies every minute from malaria in Africa where it is estimated that nine out of 10 malaria deaths occur.

In 2013, there were 528 000 deaths from malaria and about 78 percent of these were in children under five years of age.

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