Vector-borne disease risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2023, by country

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Erick Burgueño Salas,

Sep 5, 2023

Brazil and Venezuela are the countries with the highest risk of vector-borne diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based on an index score calculated in 2023, these countries had a respective risk of nine and 8.7 for vector-borne diseases such as the Zika virus and the Dengue fever. Suriname ranked third in the region, with an estimated risk score of 8.6, followed by Guyana with 8.4 points.

Physical exposure to vector-borne diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

March 2023

Supplementary notes

Based on the estimated number of people exposed to vector-borne diseases per year. The index takes a value between 0 and 10 - the higher the score, the higher the risk.
The risk index was produced in March 2023, based on demographic data from 2015 to 2020, depending on the indicator.

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