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. 2011 Feb 4;84(2):200–207. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0503

Table 5.

Aggregate annual costs induced by dengue illness in 2010 US$ (2000–2007)*

Area Total costs (millions of I$) Cost breakdown (%) Cost per capita Cost per case
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)
Central America and Mexico 669.2 (386.4–1026) 75.5 (56–86) 22.7 (13–41) 1.7 (1–3) 4.82 (2.78–7.39) $538 (384–683)
Andean subregion 803.1 (462.6–1254.7) 68.8 (46–82) 28.5 (15–50) 2.6 (2–5) 6.71 (3.86–10.48) $489 (371–591)
Brazil 1,348.6 (269.9–3076.9) 78.3 (18–95) 19.4 (4–75) 2.1 (1–9) 7.12 (1.43–16.25) $627 (248–878)
Southern cone 49.3 (20.6–89) 74.1 (38–90) 24.9 (9–60) 1.1 (1–3) 0.79 (0.33–1.43) $358 (222–441)
Caribbean 335.9 (239.4–449.4) 62.0 (47–73) 30.5 (20–44) 7.3 (5–11) 8.66 (6.17–11.59) $745 (626–854)
The Americas 3,211.4 (1,380.8–5,906.9) 73.7 (36–88) 23.6 (10–59) 2.6 (1.5–6.7) 3.62 (1.56–6.65) $571 (362–752)

Note that intervals in parentheses show 95% confidence intervals.

*

Annual average calculated over the 2000–2007 period.

Countries other than Brazil.