YEARS POTENTIALS OF LIFE LOST IN BRAZIL DUE TO DENGUE'S: SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: this study aims to characterize the impact of deaths due to dengue in Brazil in the last ten years. METHODS: to estimate the socioeconomic impact, the variable Potential Years of Life Lost (APVP) was used, establishing the age limit of 75 as the calculation limit. Data on deaths from dengue in Brazil in the period from 2009 to 2018 were selected. The number of reported deaths of individuals up to 75 years of age, due to dengue was 4,295, totaling 144,301 APVP. Dengue, despite being a neglected disease, generates high economic losses to the country, the greatest among the Western Hemisphere. CONCLUSION: thus, it is essential to increase investments in this topic, in order to allow prophylaxis and adequate management of this condition, so that it is possible to strengthen strategies with the potential to minimize morbidity and mortality from the disease.