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Malaria
95% of the world's malaria deaths occur in Africa. 265 million cases and 579,000 deaths in 2024 — with children…
A burden-of-disease analysis of the twelve most pressing health challenges facing the African continent , from malaria and maternal mortality to diabetes, mental health, and antimicrobial resistance.
95% of the world's malaria deaths occur in Africa. 265 million cases and 579,000 deaths in 2024 — with children…
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 182,000 maternal deaths in 2023 — 70% of the global total. A woman in the region is…
Lower respiratory infections were the leading single cause of death in Africa in 2021, accounting for 8.6% of all deaths.…
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to half of all new HIV infections globally and 61% of AIDS-related deaths. 630,000 people died…
The WHO African Region recorded 2.7 million people newly ill with TB and 378,000 deaths in 2024. TB incidence fell…
Hypertension affects 74.7 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, projected to reach 125.5 million by 2025. NCDs will overtake all communicable…
1,154,584 new cancer cases and 754,574 deaths in Africa annually. 18 of the 20 countries with the highest cervical cancer…
24.6 million adults in Africa live with diabetes — projected to reach 59.5 million by 2050, a 142% increase. 73%…
Mental health conditions affect 116 million Africans today. Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest depression DALY rate (1,137 per 100,000)…
Sub-Saharan Africa hosts approximately 62 million stunted children under five. About 45% of all child deaths in Africa are linked…
Africa is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years: approximately 300,000 cases and more than 7,000 deaths in 2025.…
1.05 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR in the WHO African Region. Western sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest AMR-attributable…