Dengue - Prevalence and Deaths in India

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in many regions of the world. It is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. Albopictus.

Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by rainfall, temperature and unplanned rapid urbanization.

Dengue: Epidemiological Situation 2012 to 2015
Year	Number of Cases	Number of Deaths
2012	50,222	242
2013	75,808	193
2014	40,571	137
2015	90,040	181

Dengue is endemic in all 35 States and Union Territories of India. After 1996 outbreak upsurge of cases were recorded throughout the years 2003 and 2013.

Sl. No.	Affected States/UTs	2015
		Cases	Deaths
1	Andhra Pradesh	3,159	2
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1,933	1
3	Assam	1,076	1
4	Bihar	1,771	0
5	Chhattisgarh	384	1
6	Goa	293	0
7	Gujarat	5,590	9
8	Haryana	9,921	13
9	Himachal Pradesh	19	1
10	J & K	153	0
11	Jharkhand	102	0
12	Karnataka	5,077	9
13	Kerala	4,075	25
14	Madhya Pradesh	2,108	8
15	Meghalaya	13	0
16	Maharashtra	4,936	23
17	Manipur	52	0
18	Mizoram	43	0
19	Nagaland	21	1
20	Orissa	2,450	2
21	Punjab	14,128	18
22	Rajasthan	4,043	7
23	Sikkim	21	0
24	Tamil Nadu	4,535	12
25	Tripura	40	0
26	Telangana	1,831	2
27	Uttar Pradesh	2,892	9
28	Uttrakhand	1,655	1
29	West Bengal	8,516	14
30	A& N Island	153	0
31	Chandigarh	966	1
32	Delhi	15,867	60
33	D&N Haveli	1,154	0
34	Daman & Diu	165	0
35	Puduchery	771	0
	Total	99,913	220

The risk of dengue has increased in recent years due to rapid urbanization, and deficient water management including improper water storage practices in urban, peri-urban and rural areas, leading to proliferation of mosquito breeding sites. The cases peak after monsoon and it is not uniformly distributed throughout the year.

References:

1. Annual Report 2015 - 2016, Disease Control Programmes, National Health Mission.
2. National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.

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