Dengue in the Americas 1980–1998 Unpublished data: Pan American Health Organization, March 1999 Reported Cases (Thousands)
DENGUE MORBIDIY AND MORTALITY DATA Population at risk and incidence of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the Americas, 1995 (Source: PAHO Communicable Disease Program) CountryTotal populationPopulation at riskDengue +DHF casesSero- typesRate/* 100,000Cases of DHF(deaths)Ratio DHF/ dengue Mexico91,852,47419,988,37117,0881, 2,3, (30)1:32 Costa Rica3,392,075996,7005,1341, :5,134 El Salvador5,405,0131,767,5659,6581, 2, 3, (5)1:75 Guatemala9,744,627 3,9801, 2,3, :3,980 Honduras5,547,6583,605,97827,5751, 2, 3, (3)1:1838 Nicaragua4,139,486 19,2601, 2, :24 Panama2,400,0001,992,6723,0831, (1)1:1,028 Puerto Rico3,500,0002,096,6406,7651, 2, (2)1:282 Antigua & Barbuda59,355n.a Barbados260,491n.a (1)1:448 Belize44,039n.a.107n.a Dominica71,99464, , :27 Grenada95, :77 Jamaica2,366,067n.a.1, (4)1:17 Montserrat10,639 75n.a Saint Kitts & Nevis43,00423,24427n.a Dominican Rep.7,600,000n.a.249n.a (2)1:6 French Guiana115,000n.a.8961, :896 Brazil161,790,00056,000,000124,8871, (2)1:1189 Bolivia6,420,7921,470,740n.an.a. - Colombia35,886,28015,245,07119,131n.a (10)1:26 Ecuador10,990,0006,205,6916,6071,2, Peru23,029,6031,726,2702,7321, Venezuela21,644,1211,515,90532,2801, 2, (43)1:6 Argentina32,608,68715,000,000n.a. - - Paraguay4,152,588 n.a. - -