Malaria prevalence among children in Nigeria 2010-2018
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.
