Brazil recorded 3,289,639 probable cases of dengue and 1,385 deaths from the disease in 2024 alone. Both the number of cases and deaths are already the highest since the year 2000, according to the Ministry of Health's historical series.
The number of deaths under investigation (to find out if there is a relationship with the disease) is 1,955, according to data from the department's Arbovirus Monitoring panel released this Monday (15).
Regarding the lethality rate in probable cases, the parameter is 0.04, while in serious cases this index is 4.12. The incidence coefficient, for every 100 thousand inhabitants, is 1,620.0.
Among men and women, the percentage of people possibly infected is 44.7% and 55.3%, respectively. The age group with the most likely cases of the virus is 20 to 29 years old, with women being the most affected by arbovirus, with 335,576 records.
The state with the most probable cases of the disease is Minas Gerais, with 1,027,733. Next come São Paulo, with 706,682, and Paraná, with 337,941.
Deaths caused by dengue per year
2024 – 1,385
2023 – 1,179
2022 – 1,053
2015 – 986
2019 – 820
2016 – 701
2013 – 656
2010 – 656
2020 – 583
2011 – 558
2008 – 557
2014 – 475
2009 – 340
2012 – 327
2021 – 315
2007 – 290
2018 – 201
2017 – 180
2006 – 144
2002 – 142
2003 – 86
2005 – 72
2001 – 43
2004 – 19
2000 – 4
Source: CNN Brasil
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