[general_re]

People die from malaria too. Which group do you suppose has historically had a higher mortality rate from 0-12 in malarial zones, carriers or non-carriers?

[AndrewC]

Which group do you suppose has historically had a higher mortality rate from 0-12 in malarial zones, carriers or non-carriers?

I don't know. Have those statistics been kept? Infant mortality in those areas are probably very high for all populations.(due to starvation, disease, etc.)