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Those stats are for children under 5. So the total for children more broadly defined is likely to be higher.

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> In 2017, there were 219 million malaria cases that led to 435,000 deaths. Of these 61 per cent (266,000) were children under 5 years of age.

And per day that translates to:

435,000 / 365 = 1,192

266,000 / 365 = 729