TABLE. Number of cases and incidence of human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Mato Grosso do Sul, annual means of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variation (Niño 3.4) and classification of El Niño, Neutral and La Niña phase 2002-2015.
| Year | Cases | Incidence (cases /100,000hab) | ENSO | Phase |
| 2002 | 182 | 8.50 | 0.59 | El Niño |
| 2003 | 193 | 8.90 | 0.24 | Neutro |
| 2004 | 238 | 10.67 | 0.37 | El Niño |
| 2005 | 243 | 10.73 | 0.04 | Neutro |
| 2006 | 242 | 10.53 | 0.09 | Neutro |
| 2007 | 233 | 9.99 | -0.56 | Neutro |
| 2008 | 253 | 10.83 | -0.71 | La Niña |
| 2009 | 197 | 8.35 | 0.35 | El Niño |
| 2010 | 217 | 8.86 | -0.43 | Neutro |
| 2011 | 273 | 11.02 | -0.85 | La Niña |
| 2012 | 310 | 12.37 | -0.03 | La Niña |
| 2013 | 244 | 9.43 | -0.22 | Neutro |
| 2014 | 177 | 6.76 | 0.25 | Neutro |
| 2015 | 135 | 5.09 | 1.47 | El Niño |