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The economic and social burden of malaria
February 2002
February 2002
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Abstract
Where malaria prospers most, human societies have prospered least. The global distribution
of per-capita gross domestic product shows a striking correlation between malaria
and poverty, and malaria-endemic countries also have lower rates of economic growth.
There are multiple channels by which malaria impedes development, including effects
on fertility, population growth, saving and investment, worker productivity, absenteeism,
premature mortality and medical costs.