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. 2012 May;32(s1):14–17. doi: 10.1179/2046904712Z.00000000046

Table 1. Cases of dengue and severe dengue in the Americas: incidence rate of dengue fever, number of deaths and case–fatality rate for 2010 (epidemiological week 52)7.

Americas sub-region Dengue fever Incidence rate/100,000 Severe dengue Deaths Case–fatality rate
North & Central America & Mexico 205,756 140·0 10,411 152 1·46
Andean 305,744 294·1 19,744 224 1·13
Southern zone 1,019,130 418·9 16,570 688 4·15
Hispanic Caribbean 32,817 138·5 1,058 84 7·94
Caribbean 99,829 1258·1 1,171 46 3·93
Total 1,663,276 316·3 48,954 1194 2·44