Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: Malaria treatment refers to the percentage of children under age five who were ill with fever in the last two weeks and received any appropriate (locally defined) anti-malarial drugs.
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 71.50 | 2016 |
| 2 | Liberia | 65.50 | 2016 |
| 3 | Sudan | 65.00 | 2010 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 57.00 | 2016 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 51.10 | 2018 |
| 6 | Ghana | 50.10 | 2016 |
| 7 | Burundi | 47.00 | 2017 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 43.50 | 2018 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 38.20 | 2014 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 36.20 | 2017 |
| 11 | Zambia | 34.90 | 2018 |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 34.10 | 2010 |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.20 | 2011 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 32.70 | 2018 |
| 15 | Togo | 31.10 | 2017 |
| 16 | Malawi | 29.40 | 2017 |
| 17 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 29.20 | 2014 |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.00 | 2014 |
| 19 | Kenya | 27.10 | 2015 |
| 20 | Chad | 26.90 | 2015 |
| 21 | Comoros | 26.70 | 2012 |
| 22 | Gabon | 25.90 | 2012 |
| 23 | Congo | 25.00 | 2012 |
| 24 | Guinea | 24.80 | 2018 |
| 25 | Mauritania | 19.70 | 2011 |
| 26 | Rwanda | 19.60 | 2017 |
| 27 | Niger | 19.20 | 2012 |
| 28 | Mali | 18.70 | 2018 |
| 29 | Angola | 18.10 | 2016 |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.50 | 2012 |
| 30 | Benin | 17.50 | 2018 |
| 32 | Madagascar | 10.10 | 2016 |
| 33 | Namibia | 8.40 | 2013 |
| 34 | Somalia | 8.00 | 2006 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 7.70 | 2016 |
| 36 | The Gambia | 6.70 | 2013 |
| 37 | Senegal | 4.70 | 2017 |
| 38 | Eswatini | 1.70 | 2010 |
| 39 | Eritrea | 1.50 | 2010 |
| 40 | São Tomé and Principe | 1.40 | 2014 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 1.00 | 2015 |
| 42 | Djibouti | 0.90 | 2009 |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.50 | 2016 |
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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Malaria is endemic to the poorest countries in the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Prompt and effective treatment of malaria is a critical element of malaria control. It is vital that sufferers, especially children under age 5, start treatment within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms, to prevent progression - often rapid - to severe malaria and death. Data on malaria are from national-level surveys, including Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, and Malaria Indicator Surveys.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
