October 25, 2010
The Question: How many deaths in India each year are attributable to malaria?
What We Found: Our adjudicated results show 205,000 malaria deaths per year in India before age 70 years, a substantially higher number than the World Health Organization’s estimate of 15,000 per year.
Why It Matters: Accurate estimates of malaria mortality are essential in better informing disease control strategies.
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