♦ According to the findings of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘World Malaria Report 2024’, India has demonstrated significant progress in reducing malaria cases and associated mortality in the country’s high-endemic states. 

♦ India exited the HBHI [high-burden to high-impact] group officially in 2024 due to significant progress in reducing the malaria incidence and mortality observed in its high-endemic states, the report observed.

♦ According to the report, nationwide, the number of estimated malaria cases in India decreased from 6.4 million in 2017 (the year before the HBHI’s introduction) to 2 million cases in 2023 (69 percent decrease).

♦ Similarly, the estimated malaria deaths decreased from 11,100 to 3,500 (68 percent decrease) during the same period, report said.

♦ Globally, almost one in 10 children die from malaria each year.