Dengue in Uruguay
Country profile for Uruguay (Americas): official dengue surveillance data reported to WHO, analysed by the SENTINARA early-warning engine.
Key facts
- Uruguay reported 0 dengue cases from January to September 2026, -100.0% compared with the same period of 2025, according to WHO Global Dengue Surveillance.
- Deaths reported in 2026 to September: 0 (0 in the same period of 2025).
- In 2025, the last full year, Uruguay recorded 7 cases, an incidence of 0.2 per 100,000 people and a case fatality rate of 0.000%.
- SENTINARA early-warning level for September 2026: Normal, because cases are within the usual range for this time of year.
- Ensemble forecast: October 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 1); November 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 1); December 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 1). Backtest MAPE 96.7%, MASE 0.02.
- Cases usually peak in April (based on 6 complete years).
- The anomaly detectors flagged 12 months; the most recent was May 2024 with 94 cases.
- OpenDengue holds complete annual totals for Uruguay since 1980.
- Countries with a similar seasonal pattern: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ethiopia.
Related pages
- Dengue in Brazil
- Dengue in Argentina
- Dengue in Bolivia
- Dengue in Peru
- Dengue in Ethiopia
- Dengue in Ecuador
- Dengue in El Salvador
- Dengue in Grenada
- Dengue in Trinidad and Tobago
- Dengue in Costa Rica
Data updated 2026-10-31. Sources: WHO Global Dengue Surveillance; OpenDengue V1.3 (Clarke et al., 2025), doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.24259573; Dinas Kesehatan Kota Semarang; World Bank Open Data; NASA POWER.