Dengue cases, deaths fall in Raj over 5 years
Jaipur: The number of dengue deaths has decreased significantly in Rajasthan over the past five years. The health department will conduct several activities to spread awareness on National Dengue Day (May 16).
As per figures available with the health department, the state reported a 37 per cent reduction in dengue cases and a 91% decrease in deaths caused by it last year compared to 2021.
"Effective implementation of prevention and awareness activities for seasonal diseases carried out across the state resulted in this decline in cases and deaths.
There were 20,141 dengue cases in 2021; 12,979 in 2022; 13,924 in 2023; 12,514 in 2024; and 385 cases so far in 2025. The number of deaths due to dengue was 62, 10, 14, 5 and 0 in 2025 in these years respectively.
The case fatality rate was 0.31 per cent, 0.08 per cent, 0.10 per cent, 0.04 per cent and 0.00 per cent in the past five years respectively," said Ravi Prakash Sharma, director (public health).
The health department's activities on National Dengue Day will aim at raising awareness to prevent the spread of the disease. "Various activities will be organised under National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme on National Dengue Day with the theme 'Check, Clean Cover: Steps to Defeat Dengue'.
Necessary instructions have been given to all districts in this regard," said a senior health department official.
All chief medical and health officers (CMHO) have been asked to conduct awareness activities like making posters, writing slogans and pamphlets and the use of social media.
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