WHO supported a Malaria vector control and testing in Somalia. Copyright: WHO SomaliaVector-borne diseases inflict a large burden upon the health of the population and the economy in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. Vector control interventions are effective and cost-effective in the control of vector-borne diseases.
Vector-borne diseases are diseases that are caused by pathogens transmitted through the infectious bite of mosquitoes, sandflies or blackflies, or via snails. Most countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are endemic for multiple vector-borne diseases. Sudan and Yemen face the largest number of such diseases.
Vector-borne diseases in the Region by burden (Disability Adjusted Life Years Lost) IHME 2023.
Other arboviral diseases such as West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever are reported; however, no data are included on their on burden.
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Results. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2025. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results (Accessed 20 November 2025)
