Comparison of estimates of annual economic and disease burden of dengue with previous studies, by country.

aEstimates of the number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were extrapolated to 2010 based on population.
bDALY estimates only include dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) episodes.
cThe economic and disease burden estimates correspond to Carrasco et al.'s estimates [20], based on the same methods and assumptions than those we used. Economic burden was based on the human capital approach, but Carrasco et al. also estimated annual economic burden of dengue using the friction cost method (US$35.1 million). Similarly, disease burden was estimated using disability weights from previous literature (with an age-weighting constant C = 1), but Carrasco et al. also estimated DALYs using disability weights from WHO and quality of life-based disability weights, and estimated DALYs with C = 1 and C≠1).