Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has been ranked among the four countries with the highest malaria-related deaths globally, accounting for a significant share of fatalities recorded in 2024, according to the World Malaria Report 2025.
The report shows that out of an estimated 600,000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2024, Nigeria accounted for 30.3 percent, the Democratic Republic of Congo 11.1 percent, Niger 5.8 percent, while Tanzania contributed 4.3 percent.
