Dengue incidence cases in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2017
The monthly dengue incidence data for each administrative district presented in the website of the Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka are used for the analysis.
Administrative units of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces as the first layer of administrative units. The 9 provinces are Central Province(CP), Eastern Province(EP), North Central Province(NC), Northern Province(NP), North Western Province(NW), Sabaragamuwa Province(SG), Southern Province(SP), Uva Province(UP) and Western Province(WP).
The 9 provinces are then further subdivided into 25 districts, and a district is again divided into a number of Divisional Secretary’s Divisions (DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into Grama Niladhari Divisions. 256 DS divisions.
Interactive bar plots for Dengue count data
The following interactive plots present the Dengue incidence cases for each district in Sri Lanka from year 2010 to 2017.
