Between 2010 and 2018, the share of children in Nigeria who tested positive for malaria by microscopy experienced a decrease. In 2018, 23 percent of the surveyed sample had malaria, roughly 20 percentage points less compared to 2010. Over the years, the prevalence of malaria among children up to five years declined on average of 2.3 percentage annually.
Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. (2019). Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Malaria Prevalence among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Nigeria in Selected Years between 2010 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program, Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Malaria prevalence among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria in selected years between 2010 and 2018 [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124943/malaria-prevalence-among-children-in-nigeria/