Table 4.
Annual costs and DALYs induced by dengue illness in the Americas in 2010 US$ (2000–2007)*
| Area | Total costs (millions of US$) | Cost breakdown (%) | Cost per capita | Cost per case | DALYs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory cases | Hospital cases | Deaths | |||||
| North America | 5.4 (1.8–10.7) | 45.5 (0–83) | 54.5 (17–100) | 0.0 (0–0) | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) | $3,154 (1,684–4,138) | 18 (7–35) |
| Central America and Mexico | 380.8 (212.1–596.7) | 75.6 (56–86) | 22.7 (12–41) | 1.6 (1–3) | 2.74 (1.53–4.3) | $307 (210–398) | 15,424 (11,353–20,423) |
| Andean subregion | 538.6 (271.3–877.5) | 68.4 (40–84) | 29.2 (14–57) | 2.2 (1–4) | 4.50 (2.27–7.33) | $326 (218–414) | 20,223 (13,712–28,872) |
| Brazil | 878.2 (178.8–1996.7) | 78.3 (17–95) | 19.5 (4–76) | 2.0 (1–9) | 4.64 (0.94–10.55) | $410 (164–577) | 26,492 (11,722–52,947) |
| Southern cone† | 25.4 (10.1–45.8) | 74.4 (39–90) | 24.5 (9–59) | 1.1 (1–3) | 0.41 (0.16–0.73) | $184 (109–227) | 1,658 (856–3,009) |
| Caribbean | 321.4 (224.5–438) | 62.2 (47–74) | 31.7 (20–46) | 6.1 (4–9) | 8.29 (5.79–11.29) | $713 (592–837) | 8,957 (7,430–10,588) |
| The Americas | 2,149.8 (898.4–3,965.4) | 72.9 (34–88) | 24.4 (10–61) | 2.6 (1.5–6.8) | 2.42 (1.01–4.47) | $382 (236–508) | 72,772 (45,080–115,874) |
Note that intervals in parentheses show 95% confidence intervals.
*
Annual average calculated over the 2000–2007 period.
†
Countries other than Brazil.