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Dengue fever deaths by country

Estimated number of deaths from dengue in both sexes.

Countries reporting
194
Highest
13,945 deaths
India
Lowest
0 deaths
Niue
Median
0.01 deaths
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268

What the numbers show

Dengue fever deaths is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 13,945 deaths in India; the lowest is 0 deaths in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.01 deaths, and the mean is 123.96 deaths.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Dengue fever deaths: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 13,945 deaths 2021 up 9.2% rising
2 Indonesia 6,122 deaths 2021 down 21.9% falling
3 Philippines 1,340 deaths 2021 up 12.9% rising
4 Pakistan 963.81 deaths 2021 up 49.8% rising
5 Myanmar 395.7 deaths 2021 up 1.6% falling
6 Malaysia 237.83 deaths 2021 up 33.2% rising
7 Nepal 237.07 deaths 2021 up 18.3% rising
8 Thailand 202.86 deaths 2021 down 14.6% flat
9 Sri Lanka 128.43 deaths 2021 down 59.2% volatile
10 Vietnam 96.57 deaths 2021 up 43.0% rising
11 Guatemala 72.23 deaths 2021 up 7.9% rising
12 Venezuela 67.66 deaths 2021 up 16.5% rising
13 Bangladesh 44.96 deaths 2021 up 66.6% volatile
14 Cambodia 42.27 deaths 2021 down 3.0% volatile
15 Honduras 27.63 deaths 2021 down 0.3% volatile
16 Laos 21.16 deaths 2021 up 13.2% volatile
17 Colombia 13.79 deaths 2021 down 87.0% volatile
18 Brazil 12.07 deaths 2021 down 98.1% volatile
19 Ethiopia 11.77 deaths 2021 up 43.4% rising
20 Oman 10.1 deaths 2021 up 24.4% rising
21 Malawi 8.68 deaths 2021 up 75.0% rising
22 China 8.5 deaths 2021 down 29.6% falling
23 East Timor 6.2 deaths 2021 down 2.4% volatile
24 Trinidad and Tobago 5.19 deaths 2021 down 22.2% rising
25 El Salvador 3.9 deaths 2021 down 15.6% volatile
26 Saudi Arabia 3.18 deaths 2021 down 19.3% rising
27 Bhutan 1.73 deaths 2021 up 8.1% rising
28 Dominican Republic 1.68 deaths 2021 down 83.9% volatile
29 Nigeria 1.33 deaths 2021 up 49.4% rising
30 Fiji 1.3 deaths 2021 down 27.8% falling
31 Bolivia 1.19 deaths 2021 down 95.3% volatile
32 Jamaica 1.13 deaths 2021 down 8.1% volatile
33 Maldives 0.98 deaths 2021 down 84.1% falling
34 Tonga 0.94 deaths 2021 unchanged falling
35 Haiti 0.77 deaths 2021 up 18.5% rising
36 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7 deaths 2021 up 125.8% volatile
37 Suriname 0.67 deaths 2021 down 55.9% falling
38 Papua New Guinea 0.6 deaths 2021 up 39.5% rising
39 Mexico 0.54 deaths 2021 down 98.8% volatile
40 Ecuador 0.43 deaths 2021 down 98.0% volatile
41 Tanzania 0.4 deaths 2021 up 100.0% rising
42 Paraguay 0.32 deaths 2021 down 99.8% volatile
43 Barbados 0.29 deaths 2021 down 50.0% falling
44 Angola 0.25 deaths 2021 up 108.3% volatile
44 Uganda 0.25 deaths 2021 up 78.6% rising
46 United States 0.23 deaths 2021 up 4.5% volatile
47 Egypt 0.22 deaths 2021 up 22.2% volatile
48 Cameroon 0.21 deaths 2021 up 40.0% rising
49 Afghanistan 0.17 deaths 2021 up 54.5% rising
50 Cote d'Ivoire 0.16 deaths 2021 up 45.5% volatile
51 Ghana 0.15 deaths 2021 up 36.4% rising
52 Nicaragua 0.14 deaths 2021 down 96.9% volatile
52 Sudan 0.14 deaths 2021 up 40.0% rising
54 Niger 0.13 deaths 2021 up 62.5% rising
54 Somalia 0.13 deaths 2021 up 225.0% rising
56 Yemen 0.12 deaths 2021 up 33.3% volatile
57 Burkina Faso 0.11 deaths 2021 up 83.3% volatile
57 Madagascar 0.11 deaths 2021 up 83.3% rising
57 Zambia 0.11 deaths 2021 up 120.0% volatile
60 Kiribati 0.1 deaths 2021 down 9.1% volatile
60 Rwanda 0.1 deaths 2021 up 25.0% rising
62 Burundi 0.09 deaths 2021 up 80.0% rising
62 Benin 0.09 deaths 2021 up 28.6% rising
62 Mali 0.09 deaths 2021 up 28.6% rising
65 Mozambique 0.08 deaths 2021 up 60.0% rising
65 Solomon Islands 0.08 deaths 2021 up 14.3% volatile
65 Syria 0.08 deaths 2021 up 14.3% rising
68 Panama 0.07 deaths 2021 down 99.1% volatile
68 Seychelles 0.07 deaths 2021 down 41.7% rising
68 Chad 0.07 deaths 2021 up 40.0% rising
71 Guinea 0.06 deaths 2021 up 20.0% rising
71 South Sudan 0.06 deaths 2021 up 100.0% rising
73 Jordan 0.05 deaths 2021 unchanged rising
73 Saint Lucia 0.05 deaths 2021 down 50.0% rising
73 Peru 0.05 deaths 2021 down 99.8% volatile
73 Senegal 0.05 deaths 2021 down 16.7% flat
73 Sierra Leone 0.05 deaths 2021 up 66.7% rising
78 Bahrain 0.04 deaths 2021 up 33.3% rising
78 Togo 0.04 deaths 2021 up 33.3% rising
80 Central African Republic 0.03 deaths 2021 up 50.0% rising
80 Guyana 0.03 deaths 2021 down 98.9% volatile
80 Japan 0.03 deaths 2021 down 75.0% volatile
80 Lebanon 0.03 deaths 2021 up 50.0% rising
80 Qatar 0.03 deaths 2021 unchanged rising
80 Vanuatu 0.03 deaths 2021 up 50.0% rising
86 Bahamas 0.02 deaths 2021 down 75.0% rising
86 Congo 0.02 deaths 2021 unchanged rising
86 Eritrea 0.02 deaths 2021 up 100.0% rising
86 Micronesia (country) 0.02 deaths 2021 up 100.0% rising
86 Liberia 0.02 deaths 2021 unchanged rising
86 Samoa 0.02 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
86 Zimbabwe 0.02 deaths 2021 up 100.0% rising
93 Belize 0.01 deaths 2021 down 83.3% volatile
93 Comoros 0.01 deaths 2021 — volatile
93 Djibouti 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
93 Gabon 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
93 Gambia 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
93 Guinea-Bissau 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
93 Equatorial Guinea 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
93 Kenya 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
93 Marshall Islands 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged flat
93 Mauritania 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged rising
103 Albania 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Andorra 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Argentina 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
103 Armenia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Australia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Austria 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Belgium 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Belarus 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Brunei 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Botswana 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Canada 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Switzerland 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Chile 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Cape Verde 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
103 Cuba 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Cyprus 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Czechia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Germany 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Dominica 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
103 Denmark 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Algeria 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Spain 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Estonia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Finland 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 France 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 United Kingdom 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Georgia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Greece 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Grenada 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Croatia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Hungary 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Ireland 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Iran 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Iraq 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Iceland 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Israel 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Italy 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% falling
103 South Korea 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Kuwait 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Libya 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Lesotho 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Lithuania 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Luxembourg 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Latvia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Morocco 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Monaco 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Moldova 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 North Macedonia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Malta 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Montenegro 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Mongolia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Mauritius 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Namibia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Netherlands 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Norway 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Nauru 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 New Zealand 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Palau 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Poland 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 North Korea 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Portugal 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Romania 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Russia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Singapore 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 San Marino 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Serbia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Slovakia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Slovenia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Sweden 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Eswatini 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Tunisia 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Turkey 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Tuvalu 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Ukraine 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Uruguay 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
103 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
103 South Africa 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Cook Islands 0 deaths 2021 — flat
103 Niue 0 deaths 2021 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Dengue fever deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from dengue in both sexes.