Annual Number of Notified Malaria Cases and Deaths

(1971- 2000)

YEAR

CASES

DEATHS

1971

364

5

1972

1 792

23

1973

331

12

1974

1 623

16

1975

1 821

4

1976

1 747

6

1977

3 513

1

1978

7 103

36

1979

2 022

12

1980

3 109

10

1981

2 343

9

1982

2 184

13

1983

2 130

13

1984

4 642

19

1985

11 358

32

1986

7 491

20

1987

10 374

10

1988

9 317

48

1989

7 055

30

1990

6 822

34

1991

4 693

19

1992

2 872

14

1993

13 285

45

1994

10 289

12

1995

5 991

12

1996

11 047

42

1997

22 052

104

1998

26 445

198

1999

51 535

402

2000

61 934

423

2001

25 337

80

2002

3 454

11

Source: Department of Health (04 March 2002)