Dengue fever deaths in India
India: Dengue fever deaths was 13,945 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
13,945
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
15,082
in 2014
All-time low
6,925
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Dengue fever deaths in India, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, dengue fever deaths in India stood at 13,945.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dengue fever deaths in India peaked at 15,082 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,925, in 2001.
India ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,497 | 6,925 | 10,732 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,287 | 11,947 | 15,082 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,347 | 13,945 | 14,749 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 76 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 12.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 11.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 12.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 11.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dengue fever deaths in India?
- Dengue fever deaths in India was 13,945 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dengue fever deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15,082 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dengue fever deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,925 in 2001.
- How does India rank for dengue fever deaths?
- India ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is dengue fever deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dengue fever deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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