Brazil, Colombia, Central and South America, Suriname
Survey time period
2017
Supplementary notes
Estimates are according to the Baseline Zika (current rate of infection) scenario. This scenario
assumes that the spread of the infection in each country
will follow a pattern similar to that seen since the
beginning of the epidemic in the region, as per linear
projections based on the data released by country health
authorities and published by PAHO. This represents
a conservative scenario in which the epidemic will exhibit
three equal-sized infection seasons and in which containment
efforts through investments in vector control and
other prevention efforts are such that the rate of spread of
the disease does not increase.
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Lifetime costs of microcephaly in Latin America 2017, by cost
This statistic shows the total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, and Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type, in U.S. dollars. The total direct medical costs in South America from microcephaly at the current rate of infection was estimated at over *** million U.S. dollars as of 2017.
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UNDP, & The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) . (April 3, 2017). Total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type (in 2015 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/
UNDP, und The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) . "Total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type (in 2015 U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 3, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/
UNDP, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) . (2017). Total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type (in 2015 U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/
UNDP, and The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) . "Total Lifetime Costs of Microcephaly in The Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by Cost Type (in 2015 U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Apr 2017, /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/
UNDP & The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) , Total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type (in 2015 U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Total lifetime costs of microcephaly in the Caribbean, Central and South America as of 2017, by cost type (in 2015 U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNDP, & The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) , April 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/730483/lifetime-costs-of-microcephaly-in-caribbean-central-and-south-america-by-cost/
