| [malaria situation in china, 1988. advisory committee on parasitic diseases]. | in 1988, the number of malaria cases reported was 134.2 thousand (taiwan province not included). comparing with 210.6 thousand cases reported in 1987, a decrease of 36.3% was noted. based on data reported by each county in the country, about 950.7 million people in 2,541 counties/cities were living in areas where malaria incidence was less than 0.1 per 1,000 (including originally malaria-free areas as well as areas free from the disease); 96.6 million people in 207 counties/cities with an incide ... | 1989 | 2699279 |