posts_gdocs: 10Jr8gCMHoxmW2kcyn1_UatF3vFIFIWuE5QekD5gMsW0

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                    "text": "The death rate from malaria has gradually decreased since 2004, but disruption to healthcare programs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden increase in death rates in 2020 and 2021.",
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                    "text": " \u2014 published earlier this year by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) \u2014 the ",
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                    "text": " from malaria was 14.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2004 and had fallen by almost 40% in 2019, to 9.3 deaths per 100,000.",
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                    "text": "However, in 2020, it increased by around 12% to 10.3 deaths per 100,000, equivalent to ",
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                    "text": ". Estimates from the World Health Organization also ",
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                    "text": "This increase is largely attributed to disruptions in malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The increase was most noticeable in Africa, where IHME estimates that ",
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                            "text": "Explore this data",
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    "title": "The global malaria death rate increased for the first time in 20 years due to COVID-19",
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