From January to April 2024, the number of deaths due to dengue in Peru amounted to 162 cases. This figure is the second-highest number of deaths attributable to dengue in the South American country since 2012 and part of a recent outbreak recorded since the previous year. In 2023, deaths due to the disease amounted to 441. As of 2022, only 0.31 percent of individuals with dengue in Peru reported having severe complications, while the vast majority were asymptomatic.
Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024
Figures prior to 2017 were retrieved from previous reports.
Dengue transmission has a seasonal and cyclic component, with certain months accounting for a larger number of cases and larger outbreaks in the region usually taking place every three to five years.
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Ministerio de Salud (Peru). (April 26, 2024). Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/
Ministerio de Salud (Peru). "Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/
Ministerio de Salud (Peru). (2024). Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/
Ministerio de Salud (Peru). "Number of Deaths Due to Dengue Infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/
Ministerio de Salud (Peru), Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of deaths due to dengue infection in Peru from 2012 to April 2024 [Graph], Ministerio de Salud (Peru), April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943921/number-deaths-dengue-fever-infection-peru/
