Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of malaria-diagnosed cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province from the DHIS2, January 2016 to December 2020

Sex

Male

2 914

67.3

Female

1 419

32.7

Age*

0–9

585

13.5

10–19

559

12.9

20–29

1 416

32.7

30–39

945

21.8

40–49

474

10.9

50 and above

353

8.2

Citizenship

Mozambique

1 258

29.0

South Africa

401

9.3

Malawi

21

0.5

Ethiopia

14

0.3

Zimbabwe

14

0.3

Unknown

2 585

59.7

Other countries

40

0.9

Case classification*

Imported

3 489

80.6

Local

429

9.9

Locally imported

49

1.1

Unclassified

363

8.4