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Dengue in Riau

Province profile for Riau (Sumatera, capital Pekanbaru): harmonised OpenDengue records 2007 to 2024, analysed with the same early-warning engine used for countries.

Key facts

  • 2023: 2,153 dengue cases, an incidence of 28.9 per 100,000 people, ranking 27 of 33 provinces by incidence.
  • The highest annual count in the series was 4,170 cases in 2016.
  • Pattern assessment for July 2024 (latest provincial month): Normal, because cases are within the usual range for this time of year.
  • Cases usually peak in January.
  • 14 months were flagged as anomalies; the most recent was July 2019.
  • Provinces with a similar seasonal pattern: Aceh, Kalimantan Barat, Kepulauan Riau, Sumatera Barat, Jambi.
  • Newer provinces are folded into their parent so the series stays comparable; population is estimated from BPS 2016 shares and World Bank national totals.

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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.