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. 2019 Mar 22;68(11):263-266.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6811a3.

Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets - 2017

Adam MacNeil, Philippe Glaziou, Charalambos Sismanidis, Susan Maloney, Katherine Floyd

Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets - 2017

Adam MacNeil et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease agent (1) and the leading cause of death among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, accounting for approximately 40% of deaths in this population (2). The United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (3) and the World Health Organization's (WHO's) End TB Strategy (4) have defined ambitious targets for 2020-2035, including a 35% reduction in the absolute number of TB deaths and a 20% reduction in TB incidence by 2020, compared with 2015 (4). Since 2000, WHO has produced annual TB estimates for all countries (1). Global and regional disease estimates were evaluated for 2017 to determine progress toward meeting targets. In 2017, an estimated 10 million incident cases of TB and 1.57 million TB deaths occurred, representing 1.8% and 3.9% declines, respectively, from 2016. Numbers of TB cases and disease incidence were highest in the WHO South-East Asia and Africa regions, and 9% of cases occurred among persons with HIV infection. Rifampicin-resistant (RR) or multidrug-resistant (MDR) (resistance to at least both isoniazid and rifampicin) TB occurred among 3.6% and 18% of new and previously treated TB cases, respectively (5.6% among all cases). Overall progress in global TB elimination was modest in 2017, consistent with that in recent years (1); intensified efforts to improve TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are required to meet global targets for 2020-2035.

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All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Trend in the estimated number of total tuberculosis (TB) incident cases and TB incident cases among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and trend in the estimated number of TB deaths among HIV-negative persons and persons with HIV infection, by year — worldwide, 2000–2017
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Annual tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population), by region — worldwide, 2017
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