Review Article

Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Evolution of Diabetes in Malaria-Endemic African Region

Table 1

Total cases and deaths from COVID-19, diabetes, and malaria in Africa and the world.

Cases/deathsDiabetesMalariaCOVID-19
AfricaWorldAfricaWorldAfricaWorld

Cases19,000,000463,000,000213,000,000228,000,000216,99918,902,735
Deaths366,2004,200,000380,000405,0004,874709,511

Sources: COVID-19 estimates were obtained from WHO Situational Report 200 based on data from national authorities as of 10 : 00 CEST on 7th August, 2020. Diabetes estimates were obtained from the 9th edition of IDF diabetes atlas, 2019. Malaria estimates were obtained from the world malaria report, 2019.