Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has recorded 4,367 deaths from dengue fever. This number exceeds the total number of deaths that occurred between 2017 and 2023 (4,331). Currently, another 2,659 deaths are under investigation as of Wednesday (3). The information comes from the Ministry of Health’s monitoring panel.
This year’s figure is the highest ever recorded in history. Until now, the record was set in 2023, with 1,179. Additionally, Brazil will have the highest number of probable cases ever recorded in 2024.
See below the number of deaths in recent years:
- 4.367 em 2024;
- 1.179 em 2023;
- 1.053 em 2022;
- 315 em 2021;
- 583 em 2020;
- 820 em 2019;
- 201 in 2018; and
- 180 em 2017.
According to reports from the department, Brazil had 163 deaths in January, 227 in February, 601 in March, 1,082 in April and 1,344 in May. The death rate decreased in June, with 790. There have already been 160 cases registered this month.
Regarding probable cases of the disease, the country registered 243,000 in January, 729,000 in February and reached a peak in March, with 1.6 million cases. In April, this number fell to 1.5 million and in May to 1.4 million. There was a large decrease in June, with 516,980 cases. As of this Wednesday (3), 6.237 million probable cases have been recorded.
In 2024, São Paulo is the federative unit with the highest number of registered deaths, accounting for 1,321, followed by Minas Gerais (766), Paraná (555), Distrito Federal (417) and Goiás (322). Together, these four states and the DF represent 77% of the total deaths.
The federative unit with the highest incidence rate of probable cases is the Federal District, with 9,639.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina and São Paulo are right behind, totaling 78% of the total number of cases.
The age group with the highest number of dengue cases is between 20 and 29 years old, with 1.1 million cases, which means approximately one in every five cases. When divided by gender, women are the majority of those who contract the disease (54.8%). The information is from R7.
