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Table 5 Estimated deaths due to malaria in India based on results of Verbal Autopsy and death information from health facilities in six study districts

From: Surveillance based estimation of burden of malaria in India, 2015–2016

Area

Population in 2016 (billion)

Deaths in 400,000 (SRS 2016)

Estimated death rate$ (per 100,000 population)

Est. malaria deaths$

 

Confirmed malaria

Suspected malaria

Confirmed + suspected

Confirmed

Suspected

Confirmed + suspected

High

0.06

2760

25.4431

15.0044

40.4474

16,789

9901

26,690

Mod

0.107

2920

0.5368

0.3495

0.8863

572

373

945

Low

1.096

2480

0.1556

0

0.1556

1706

0

1706

Total (india)

1.269

1.5026

0.8096

2.3122

19,067 0(13,665–24,470)

10,274 (7694–12,853)

29,340 (23,354–35,327)

  1. $weighted