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Table 1 Trends in reported malaria cases among children under-five from heath facilities in Ghana

From: Malaria infection among children under-five: the use of large-scale interventions in Ghana

 

Malaria morbidity (OPD)

In-patient malaria cases

In-patient malaria death

Year

< 5 OPD cases

< 5 malaria casesa

%

< 5 In- patient cases

<  5 in-patient malaria cases

%

< 5 Death

<  5 Malaria deaths

%

2000

1,411,860

516,337

36.57

98,507

27,478

27.89

8872

3952

44.54

2001

1,645,378

684,420

41.60

121,037

43,363

35.83

7804

2717

34.82

2002

1,184,624

518,081

43.73

133,963

42,887

32.01

8713

2914

33.44

2003

1,208,151

483,668

40.03

517,566

131,148

25.34

7636

2195

28.75

2004

1,485,451

513,449

34.57

844,091

196,429

23.27

5727

1380

24.10

2005

1,757,833

562,941

32.02

165,786

38,840

23.43

6610

2026

30.65

2006

1,772,727

579,947

32.71

52,429

10,602

20.22

3305

973

29.44

2007

3,417,098

1,056,331

30.91

113,952

22,019

19.32

5263

1241

23.58

2008

2,852,073

1,472,246

51.62

181,427

99,217

54.69

4901

1697

34.63

2009

3,635,219

1,003,612

27.61

250,796

122,575

48.87

6106

1505

24.65

2010

2,028,508

1,082,673

53.37

222,559

137,319

61.70

5345

1812

33.90

2011

3,130,270

1,709,549

54.61

343,085

129,110

37.63

5225

1539

29.45

2012

5,999,707

3,125,069

52.09

280,762

177,836

63.34

5044

1129

22.38

  1. Source: Authors’ compilation using National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) routine data
  2. aMalaria cases include clinical and confirmed cases of infection