>Yes, some people die, but they tend to be the old and weak, just like the flu Actually they tend to be children. Of the 438k estimated deaths from Malaria in

>Yes, some people die, but they tend to be the old and weak, just like the flu Actually they tend to be children. Of the 438k estimated deaths from Malaria in 2015, 75% (306k) were under the age of 5. [1] But your comparison with influenza is a good one. Despite the estimated 12000 influenza associated deaths in the US in the 2015/16 seasons, there were only ~85 influenza associated pediatric deaths. [2][3]. By comparison, globally from 2000-2015 Pneumonia was responsible for 16% of deaths in children under the age of 5, while Malaria was 5%. [4] The data suggests that the high impact of Malaria on infant mortality has more to do with inadequate availability of healthcare. Unsurprising given that the under 5 mortality rate in sub-Saharan africa is 14 times that of developed regions. [5] [1] http://www.who.int/malaria/media/world-malaria-day-2016/en/ http://www.who.int/malaria/media/world-malaria-day-2016/en/ [2] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/2015-16.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/2015-16.htm [3] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2015-2016.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2015-2016.ht... [4] http://www.who.int/gho/child_health/mortality/causes/en/ http://www.who.int/gho/child_health/mortality/causes/en/ [5] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs178/en/ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs178/en/