claim: "in africa, a child dies every minute because of (malaria)."
author: tim ziemer
evidence_1: apr 21, 2016 ... the claim that an african child dies of malaria every 30 seconds is false. ... article  that “in africa, a child dies every minute because of [malaria]”.
evidence_2: nov 19, 2018 ... there are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these  species ... most malaria cases and deaths occur in sub-saharan africa. ... illness  and death; more than two thirds (70%) of all malaria deaths occur in this age  group. ... under five years old, taking the life of a child every two minutes.
evidence_3: in the african region, about 473 000 children die from pneumonia, 300 000 from  diarrhoea, and a further 443 000 from malaria every year. in 2012, 230 000 ...
evidence_4: over one million people die from malaria each year, mostly children under five  years of age, with 90 per cent of malaria cases occurring in sub-saharan africa.  a heavy disease burden ... malaria is a major cause of poverty. the cost of  malaria ...
evidence_5: in africa of the world's population of the global disease burden. only. 2% in ...  every minute, one child dies ... without profit, to 60+ malaria-endemic countries.