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# More dengue, but fewer deaths
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/more-dengue-but-fewer-deaths/
- Published: 2026-06-19T07:40:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-19T09:35:19.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-23-2026

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/2b/562b4f8e-9dd1-43bb-a213-bc1615650661/content/images/2026/06/Week-23-2026.jpg)

Source: [Ministry of Health](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VsXdAMulVhgnNerg1a9BIhspynn62dtTg2Ww95hHJnI/edit?usp=sharing&ref=examiner.media)

Although deaths have fallen markedly since peaks in 2009 and 2017, Sri Lanka's case count remains high. Is patient management improving faster than disease prevention?