Global capacity of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypt) to transmit dengue fever 1950-2014
This statistic shows the capacity of one of the main mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) to transmit dengue fever worldwide from 1950 to 2014. In the year 1951, the capacity of this mosquito to transmit dengue fever was 1.35 percent, whereas this capacity rose to 8.68 percent in 2014. The capacity of mosquitoes to transmit dengue fever in countries where the disease is epidemic has increased due to changing climatic conditions in these countries.