Table 1. Incidence of dengue, Sri Lanka*.
| Province, administrative district | Mean incidence† |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2012–2016 | Fold increase in 2017‡ | |
| Western | |||
| Colombo | 1,419 | 503 | 2.8 |
| Gampaha | 1,323 | 252 | 5.2 |
| Kalutara |
861 |
190 |
4.5 |
| Eastern | |||
| Trincomalee | 1,214 | 107 | 11.4 |
| Batticaloa | 1,001 | 157 | 6.4 |
| Kalmunai |
698 |
131 |
5.3 |
| Sabaragamuwa | |||
| Kegalle | 1,090 | 174 | 6.3 |
| Ratnapura |
978 |
214 |
4.6 |
| Northern | |||
| Jaffna | 996 | 251 | 4.0 |
| Vavuniya | 583 | 87 | 6.7 |
| Mannar | 500 | 175 | 2.9 |
| Kilinochchi | 418 | 70 | 6.0 |
| Mulativu |
402 |
130 |
3.1 |
| Central | |||
| Kandy | 990 | 162 | 6.1 |
| Matale | 616 | 125 | 4.9 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
118 |
40 |
2.9 |
| Southern | |||
| Matara | 976 | 89 | 10.9 |
| Galle | 553 | 138 | 4.0 |
| Hambantota |
419 |
107 |
3.9 |
| North-western | |||
| Puttalam | 965 | 119 | 8.1 |
| Kurunegala |
665 |
135 |
4.9 |
| Uva | |||
| Moneragala | 668 | 64 | 10.4 |
| Badulla |
430 |
88 |
4.9 |
| North-Central | |||
| Polonnaruwa | 325 | 96 | 3.4 |
| Anuradhapura |
317 |
60 |
5.3 |
| National average | 866 | 189 | 4.6 |
*Source: (7). †Cases/100,000 population. ‡Increases were significant in all districts (p<0.05) compared with the average for 2012–2016.