Recent malaria cases in the SE region of the Dominican Republic have been well publicized in the media.
For a little perspective, check out the following link which provides a relative comparison in bar chart form of infant deaths caused from malaria (per 100 000), country by country (taken from the Human Development Report: UNDP, Year 2000).
http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator.cfm?IndicatorID=73&country=DO#rowDO
The Dominican Republic does not register on the list.
At the Human Development Report website, the total list of malaria cases (per 100 000 people) are talled for 2000.
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/indic/indic_72_2_2.html
Notice that Dominican Republic is 83 out of 96 countries listed with 6 malaria cases per 100 000 people. Mexico =8, Turkey=17, Costa Rica=42, Thailand=130, Peru=258, Indonesia = 920, Guinea=75,386.
For a little perspective, check out the following link which provides a relative comparison in bar chart form of infant deaths caused from malaria (per 100 000), country by country (taken from the Human Development Report: UNDP, Year 2000).
http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator.cfm?IndicatorID=73&country=DO#rowDO
The Dominican Republic does not register on the list.
At the Human Development Report website, the total list of malaria cases (per 100 000 people) are talled for 2000.
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/indic/indic_72_2_2.html
Notice that Dominican Republic is 83 out of 96 countries listed with 6 malaria cases per 100 000 people. Mexico =8, Turkey=17, Costa Rica=42, Thailand=130, Peru=258, Indonesia = 920, Guinea=75,386.