Table 1.

Estimated number of infants born to T. cruzi-infected mothers and number of congenital Chagas disease cases in 2010 in endemic countries

Countries	Population*	Range of T. cruzi infection prevalence†	Range of population infected	Range of women of childbearing age infected	Range of children born from T. cruzi infected women	Range of congenital cases‡
Argentina	41 343 000	2.20%–4.13%	909 546–1 707 466	200 158–375 751	22 894–42 894	1142–2145
Belize	315 000	0.30%–0.74%	945–2331	222–547	34–83	2–4
Bolivia	9 947 000	6.10%–18.00%	606 767–1 790 460	144 198–425 504	23 609–70 551	1195–3528
Brazil	190 755 799	0.60%–1.02%	1 144 535–1 945 709	284 883–484 301	26 622–45 257	1331–2263
Chile	17 095 000	0.70%–1.00%	119 665–170 950	27 088–38 697	2654–3792	133–190
Colombia	45 805 000	0.50%–0.96%	229 025–439 728	52 828–101 430	6864–13 179	343–659
Costa Rica	4 516 000	0.17%–0.53%	7677–23 935	1887–5882	194–606	10–30
Ecuador	14 483 499	0.40%–1.74%	57 934–252 013	14 134–61 485	1664–7238	83–362
El Salvador	6 952 000	1.30%–3.70%	90 376–257 224	19 472–55 420	2436–6932	122–347
Guatemala	13 550 000	1.20%–1.98%	162 600–268 290	38 058–62 796	8275–13 653	414–683
French Guyana, Gayana Surinam	1 501 962	0.80%–1.29%	12 016–19 375	2386–3848	67–108	3–5
Honduras	7 989 000	0.92%–4.20%	73 499–335 538	17 191–78 481	2799–12 776	140–639
Mexico	112 468 855	0.78%–1.50%	877 257–1 687 033	2 17 759–4 18 768	23 323–44 852	1166–2243
Nicaragua	5 604 000	0.52%–4.60%	29 141–257 784	7552–66 804	1096–9695	55–485
Panama	3 557 687	0.01%–0.52%	356–18 500	79–4089	10–545	1–27
Paraguay	8 668 000	2.13%–5.50%	184 628–476 740	32 938–85 050	4927–12 722	246–636
Peru	28 948 000	0.44%–0.69%	127 371–199 741	31 282–49 056	3966–6219	198–311
Uruguay	3 301 000	0.24%–0.80%	7922–26 408	1684–5612	179–595	9–30
Venezuela	27 223 000	0.71%–1.16%	193 283–315 787	48 532–79 292	6393–10 445	320–522
Latin America	544 023 802	1.07%–1.45%	5 821 055–7 888 345	1 404 704–1 903 571	157 972–214 074	7899–10 704

*Population figures per country accordingly to the U.S. Census Bureau 2010.

†Prevalence range of T. cruzi infection as described.^{22 27 28}

‡Estimated range of congenital cases per country as reported by Howard et al.²⁵

T. cruzi, Trypanosoma cruzi.