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Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015

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Title
Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015
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Malaria Journal, July 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12936-017-1919-4
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Amare Deribew, Tariku Dejene, Biruck Kebede, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Awoke Misganaw, Teshome Gebre, Asrat Hailu, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Alemayehu Amberbir, Biruck Desalegn Yirsaw, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir, Oumer Shafi, Semaw F. Abera, Nebiyu Negussu, Belete Mengistu, Azmeraw T. Amare, Abate Mulugeta, Birhan Mengistu, Zerihun Tadesse, Mesfin Sileshi, Elizabeth Cromwell, Scott D. Glenn, Kebede Deribe, Jeffrey D. Stanaway

Abstract

In Ethiopia there is no complete registration system to measure disease burden and risk factors accurately. In this study, the 2015 global burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors (GBD) data were used to analyse the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia over the last 25 years. GBD 2015 used verbal autopsy surveys, reports, and published scientific articles to estimate the burden of malaria in Ethiopia. Age and gender-specific causes of death for malaria were estimated using cause of death ensemble modelling. The number of new cases of malaria declined from 2.8 million [95% uncertainty interval (UI) 1.4-4.5 million] in 1990 to 621,345 (95% UI 462,230-797,442) in 2015. Malaria caused an estimated 30,323 deaths (95% UI 11,533.3-61,215.3) in 1990 and 1561 deaths (95% UI 752.8-2660.5) in 2015, a 94.8% reduction over the 25 years. Age-standardized mortality rate of malaria has declined by 96.5% between 1990 and 2015 with an annual rate of change of 13.4%. Age-standardized malaria incidence rate among all ages and gender declined by 88.7% between 1990 and 2015. The number of disability-adjusted life years lost (DALY) due to malaria decreased from 2.2 million (95% UI 0.76-4.7 million) in 1990 to 0.18 million (95% UI 0.12-0.26 million) in 2015, with a total reduction 91.7%. Similarly, age-standardized DALY rate declined by 94.8% during the same period. Ethiopia has achieved a 50% reduction target of malaria of the millennium development goals. The country should strengthen its malaria control and treatment strategies to achieve the sustainable development goals.

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Unknown 241 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 43 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 9%
Student > Bachelor 22 9%
Researcher 16 7%
Student > Postgraduate 12 5%
Other 42 17%
Unknown 84 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 39 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 37 15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 7%
Social Sciences 11 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 4%
Other 38 16%
Unknown 90 37%
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#4,136,980
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#903
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#33
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